Hospital Medicine   

Assume QTc is not prolonged, electrolytes are reasonably normal, and the patient is not already on heavy psychotropic polypharmacy.

Do you find them more helpful as predictors of perioperative risk or as a baseline to detect post-operative adverse cardiac events?

For example, do you find trending WBC, procalcitonin, CRP, etc., more or less helpful?

What situations prompt you to prescribe dexamethasone to complete a 10-day course at discharge?

What additional assessments and considerations would you suggest to comprehensively evaluate the underlying cause of the rhythm disturbance and ensure...

Would you be comfortable with the use of DOACs?

Do you extend the course of fidaxomicin past initial 10 days to at least 3-7 days after completion of antibiotics?

For example, do you consider "cautious" IV fluids or otherwise consider early vasopressors?

Do you use the traditional strict limit of 1.5 L, or do you consider removing more volume if a patient appears to tolerate it?

For example, would you consider alternatives to paracentesis (Denver shunt placement, CART therapy, or permanent tunneled catheters) that might better...

Would you extend length of time for anticoagulation if the apex remained akinetic on surveillance TTEs? 

In particular, how do you reconcile situations where lung POCUS findings contradict other components of volume assessment (e.g. JVD, peripheral edema,...