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Evaluation of Electrical Injury in the Emergency Department 

Common Injuries by System:

CNS - Seizure, coma, spinal
Seizure, coma, spinal ... high voltage Cardiac ... syndrome - high risk ... may be severe and ... #Diagnosis #Management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Evaluation Major ... exam Determine Cardiac ... high risk > 1% risk ... one post op Cardiology ... surgical management
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Paradoxical: Right to Left ... Presence of embolic risk ... prosthetic valve, PFO, ASD ... , h/o of cardiac ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Giant dilated left atrium on Echocardiogram (a4c)
It belongs to a 92-year old lady with a history
Giant dilated left ... valve doesn’t look typical ... sinus rhythm... 1. ... ASD with R/L shunting ... #clinical #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Cardiomyopathy - Summary 1. ... Risk Factors and ... timing with Cardio-OB ... months before 1° ... #cardiology #treatment
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Cardiac: • Valvular ... cardiovascular risk ... Cardioversion 1. ... AFib #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
shifts left ... stretched PFO or ASD ... PVeins (extra-cardiac ... clinical #pocus #a4c ... intrapulmonary #cardiology
If the patient has a HEART Score of 0-3 and a negative initial troponin, have a
been lowered to < 1% ... hospitalized for further evaluation ... stratification is left ... #Management #PatientInfo ... #Cardiology #ChestPain
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
Characterized by left ... Risk Factors: • ... experience recovery of cardiac ... management can ... Cardiomyopathy #Cardiology