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Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Coronary Artery ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... prosthetic valve, PFO, ASD ... cardiac surgery, endocarditis ... #Coronary #Artery
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... than 5 to 7 days after ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
PR shorted after ... Brady Management ... relationship (2: ... P and QRS • Atrial ... #cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
wide-complex tachycardia: bundle ... cardioversion 2. ... Anticoagulation ≥4 weeks after ... AFib #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... Paradoxical emboli via ASD ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... than 5 to 7 days after ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology
Purpose: We sought to develop a patient decision aid to promote shared decision-making for patients who
Explanation of syncope, 2) ... natural frequency (e.g ... . 2 patients out ... #Management #PatientInfo ... #Cardiology #EM
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
Early transit of bubbles ... = PFO 2. ... as RAP>LAP as atrial ... stretched PFO or ASD ... , and later (after
If the patient has a HEART Score of 0-3 and a negative initial troponin, have a
document (Figure 2) ... , there is a < 2 ... the time of arrival ... #Management #PatientInfo ... #Cardiology #ChestPain