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Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
younger than other ACS ... Pathophysiology: ... microvascular injury ... changes on tele/ECG ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Definitions - Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, NSTEMI, STEMI
1 STABLE ANGINA - Angina
Coronary Syndrome (ACS ... that results in injury ... in transmural injury ... is reflected by ECG ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Acute Coronary Syndrome - Diagnostic Likelihood Ratios for Symptoms and Physical Examination. 

Source:  Does This
Coronary Syndrome - Diagnostic ... Likelihood Ratios for Symptoms ... : The Rational Clinical ... #EBM #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #ACS
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
with a stable symptom ... coronary syndrome (ACS ... #ChestPain #Diagnosis ... Management #Algorithm #Cardiology ... #EBM #Trial
Acute Coronary Syndrome - Diagnostic Likelihood Ratios for Symptoms and Physical Examination. Source: Fanaroff AC, Rymer
Coronary Syndrome - Diagnostic ... Likelihood Ratios for Symptoms ... : The Rational Clinical ... #EBM #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #ACS
Typical ECG changes in acute pericarditis includes: stage 1 - diffuse, positive, ST elevations with reciprocal
Typical ECG changes ... indicates atrial injury ... be present in all ... indefinitely inverted #Diagnosis ... #EM #IM #Cardiology
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
Ask about: - Changes ... - History - EKG ... #Evaluation #diagnosis ... #Algorithm #cardiology ... #Angina
Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis ... , Signs, Symptoms ... Management Clinical ... despite hx HTN) EKG ... #Cardiology #Staging
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
(LCL > MCL), coronoid ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... Fracture #Elbow #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Build clinical suspicion ... acute cardiac injury ... agent, steroids, AC ... #Myocarditis #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology