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Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... : EKG ($), ECHO ... SPECT ($$$), PET CT ... #cardiology #management ... #diagnosis
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Coronary Artery ... based on TTE, TEE, CT ... prosthetic valve, PFO, ASD ... #Embolism #diagnosis ... #differential #
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
trial avoiding ... gap > 125mOsm/kg ... , Consider CT A/ ... Abdominal imaging (CT ... #differential #
Pulmonary Arterial Catheterization – Use and Interpretation:
-Pulmonary arterial catheterization (PAC) has never been shown to improve
Catheterization – Use and ... However, when the diagnosis ... cardiogenic shock (eg ... pressure) -right atrial ... #NormalValues #Differential
EKG with Cerebral T Waves in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

ECG of a 45-year-old man who suddenly collapsed to
the ground in cardiac ... Paramedics got ROSC after ... 2 rounds of CPR ... CT scan confirmed ... Hemorrhage #SAH #Cardiology
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
without contrast material ... mSv 4 years - Cardiac ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #Table #Risks #Testing
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Presentation (Pulmonary and ... Diagnosis for Pulmonary ... Disease-specific testing ... , anti-CCP • CXR ... resolution chest CT
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
main coronary artery ... Subepicardial atrial ... diagnosis includes ... #ekg #differential ... #cardiology
Pericarditis - Definition and Diagnostic Criteria
Acute Pericarditis 
 • Inflammatory pericardial syndrome to be diagnosed with
depression on ECG ... imaging technique (CT ... CMR). ... of pericarditis after ... #criteria #cardiology
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
manifestation of cardiac ... including: • Coronary artery ... 300 = NSVT EKG ... #differential # ... cardiology