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Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
- Most Common Cause ... Definite: (>2 Major Criteria ... Major + 1 Minor Criteria ... differential #scoring #criteria ... #cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation - Diagnosis, Causes, Presentations
Causes (PIRATES):
 - Pulmonary embolism 
 - Ischemia (cardiac) 
 -
Fibrillation - Diagnosis, Causes ... Presentations Causes ... - Pulmonary embolism ... AFib #Diagnosis #Causes ... PIRATES #Emergency #Cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
positive in 90% of IE cases ... Cause Injury By ... -> TEE • Duke Criteria ... Treat underlying cause ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Exudative Effusion:
 - Pulmonary
     •
Causes of Pleural ... • Pulmonary Embolus ... Early) Pulmonary Embolus ... Syndrome Light's Criteria ... Pulmonary #Lights #Criteria
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Cardiovascular Causes ... / Mediastinal Causes ... • Pulmonary Embolism ... Sarcoidosis Other Causes ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology
Criteria for diagnosis of PPCM - Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
1) LV EF <0.45
2) Meets the Framingham criteria for
Criteria for diagnosis ... the Framingham criteria ... no alternative cause ... Cardiomyopathy #Criteria ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Table - Wide vs Narrow, Regular vs Irregular

Regular Rhythm - Narrow Complex
Don't rely on criteria ... whether AF is cause ... Tx: Underlying cause ... Narrow #Irregular #causes ... #cardiology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
positive in 90% of IE cases ... cause injury by ... → TEE • Duke Criteria ... Treat underlying cause ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
Acute Pulmonary Embolism ... evaluating for other causes ... EKG #Pulmonary #Embolism ... AcutePE #diagnosis #cardiology
Echocardiography
Right ventricular function can be assessed using several methods and echocardiography is generally the first‐line tool
predictive of all‐cause ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Measurements #Criteria