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Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
based on TTE, TEE, CT ... prosthetic valve, PFO, ASD ... , h/o of cardiac ... Artery #Embolism #diagnosis ... #differential #
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... muscle relaxation & coronary ... : EKG ($), ECHO ... SPECT ($$$), PET CT ... #diagnosis
Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
and Causes • ... : Pseudo-acute coronary ... syndrome, Cardiac ... Paraclinical assessment: EKG ... #cardiology #MRI
EKG with Cerebral T Waves in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

ECG of a 45-year-old man who suddenly collapsed to
EKG with Cerebral ... the ground in cardiac ... after 2 rounds of CPR ... which often mimic coronary ... CT scan confirmed
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 #
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
day HEART - Coronary ... mSv 4 years - Cardiac ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #Table #Risks #Testing
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
). or 3-vessel coronary ... Subepicardial atrial ... diagnosis includes ... #ekg #differential ... #cardiology
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
Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP)

Intra-aortic balloon counter-pulsation is a method of invasive hemodynamic support. A catheter is
placed through an arterial ... sync with the cardiac ... • Triggers (EKG ... Balloon #Pump #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Definitions - Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, NSTEMI, STEMI
1 STABLE ANGINA - Angina
Acute Coronary Syndrome ... demand in the setting ... is reflected by ECG ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Text: The Only EKG