5 results
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Fibroelastoma), Mass ... Angiography or Cardiac ... Minor: • < 25% stenosis ... Embolism #diagnosis #differential ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Palpitations - Differential ... Nonarrhythmic Cardiac ... insufficiency, stenosis ... #Palpitations #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Cardiac: • Valvular ... pericardial disease; assess ... severe mitral stenosis ... AFib #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... LVEDd > 6.0 cm, LV thrombus ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... #cardiology #treatment
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Assess functional ... exam Determine Cardiac ... one post op Cardiology ... Severe Aortic stenosis ... medical and surgical management