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Myocardial Infarction - Definition and Types

Type 1 - Spontaneous Myocardial Infarction
 - Atherosclerotic plaque rupture or
- Definition and ... death with symptoms ... Revascularization Procedure - 4a ... CABG Procedure #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #Myocardial
Cardiac Event Monitoring Devices - Compared
Ambulatory ECG (Hotter):
 • Advantages: Continuous recording, records asx events, all
Cardiac Event Monitoring ... Compared Ambulatory ECG ... events, all (most) ECG ... Monitoring #Devices #Comparison ... #cardiology #management
Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
Cardiac Amyloid ... , Symptoms and Management ... Clinical Presentation ... despite hx HTN) EKG ... #Symptoms #Cardiology
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Myocarditis Diagnosis ... performed) • Clinical ... gallop • Abnormal ECG ... shock, sudden cardiac ... #Management #Cardiology
Differentiating type-I vs. type-II MI

Sorting this out is difficult, often relying heavily on clinical judgement.

A key
relying heavily on clinical ... If the same symptoms ... #Diagnosis #Myocardial ... #Infarction #TypeII ... #NSTEMI #Comparison
Hordeolum vs Chalazion

Hordeolum (Stye):
 • Location: Most commonly found at or near an eyelash follicle
 •
Cause: Bacterial infection ... of the lids • Symptoms ... eyedrops, surgery #Clinical ... #Diagnosis #Management ... Stye #Chalazion #Comparison
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
 •
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison ... ., HIV), EBV infection ... Autoimmune diseases • Clinical ... Differential Diagnosis ... #oncology #diagnosis
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
is conscious, symptoms ... CM5 continuous ECG ... consultation with cardiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
DETROIT CARDIOGENIC SHOCK INITIATIVE ALGORITHM

INCLUSION CRITERIA
Acute Myocardial Infarction
 Ischemic Symptoms
 EKG and/or biomarker evidence of AMI
Acute Myocardial Infarction ...  Ischemic Symptoms ...  EKG and/or biomarker ... DCSI #Initiative #Management ... #Cardiology
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
ischemia, bowel infarction ... unless worrisome EKG ... with tetany or cardiac ... Syndrome #TLS #diagnosis ... #management #hematology