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Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Angiography or Cardiac ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... prosthetic valve, PFO, ASD ... , h/o of cardiac ... Artery #Embolism #diagnosis
Pericardial Tamponade
Beck's Triad 
1. Hypotension 
2. Jugular venous distension 
3. Muffled heart sounds 
Patient will be
1. ... Hypotension 2. ... #Pericardial #Cardiac ... #Triad #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Beck’s Triad in Cardiac Tamponade - 3 D’s Mnemonic

1) Distended Jugular Veins (JVD)
2) Decreased Arterial Pressure
Cardiac Tamponade ... ’s Mnemonic 1) ... Jugular Veins (JVD) 2) ... Pericardial #Effusion #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #Mnemonic
Adult ACLS - Cardiac Arrest Algorithm - AHA 2020
CPR Quality:
 • Push hard (at least 2
Adult ACLS - Cardiac ... hard (at least 2 ... pneumothorax, Tamponade ... (cardiac), Toxins ... ), Thrombosis (coronary
Adult Cardiac Arrest - ACLS Circular Algorithm - AHA 2020
CPR Quality:
 • Push hard (at least
Adult Cardiac Arrest ... hard (at least 2 ... pneumothorax, Tamponade ... (cardiac), Toxins ... ), Thrombosis (coronary
Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
1. ... Small secundum ASD ... to right shunt 2. ... echocardiogram #s4c #pocus ... #bubble
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
day HEART - Coronary ... mSv 4 years - Cardiac ... Scoring 3 mSv 1 ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
ankle swelling. 2. ... un lymphatic Diagnostic ... → no signs of CXR ... congestion. 2. ... Consider cardiac
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
manifestation of cardiac ... including: • Coronary ... Hypokalemia • Bundle ... Intermediate burden: >1 ... capture of the atria
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Cardiac: • Valvular ... Cardioversion 1. ... cardioversion 2. ... Fibrillation #AFib #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology