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A 70 year old was presented to the urgent care center with severe retrosternal chest pain
chest pain and a cardiac ... showed a classic syndrome ... Echocardiogram #A4c ... #BrokenHeart #Syndrome
Acute Coronary Syndrome - Diagnostic Likelihood Ratios for Symptoms and Physical Examination. Source: Fanaroff AC, Rymer
Acute Coronary Syndrome ... Source: Fanaroff AC ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... Atypical #ChestPain #Cardiac
Refeeding Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Patients at Risk of Refeeding Syndrome:
 - Little or no nutritional
Refeeding Syndrome ... Risk of Refeeding Syndrome ... Pulmonary Edema - Cardiac ... - Tetany - Cardiac ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome ... Leukostasis: • Pathophysiology ... : • Pathophysiology ... lethargy, hematuria, cardiac ... with tetany or cardiac
Evaluation of Electrical Injury in the Emergency Department 

Common Injuries by System:

CNS - Seizure, coma, spinal
high voltage Cardiac ... posterior shoulder - AC ... compartment syndrome ... especially with AC
Growth Hormone Excess - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Acromegaly and gigantism share the same pathophysiology
share the same pathophysiology ... Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ... Cardiovascular disease: • Cardiac ... endocrinology #pathophysiology
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
Coronary CTA (making clear ... LMCA lesion -> Cardiac ... acute coronary syndrome
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
Refeeding Syndrome ... thiamine) Late: • Cardiac ... • Nephrotic syndrome ... #Refeeding #Syndrome ... Differential #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Clinical Manifestations

Causes of Thiamine Deficiency:
 • Poor intake:
	- Diets
- Refeeding syndrome ... flow, increasing cardiac ... Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome ... • Korsakoff Syndrome ... beriberi #nutrition #pathophysiology
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
• Nephrotic Syndrome ... Paradoxical Embolism • Cardiac ... valves - Infected cardiac ... Venous #Arterial #pathophysiology