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Pericardial Tamponade
Beck's Triad 
1. Hypotension 
2. Jugular venous distension 
3. Muffled heart sounds 
Patient will be
Pericardial Tamponade ... 1. ... low voltage QRS, electrical ... #Cardiac #Tamponade ... Diagnosis #Cardiology
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Angiography or Cardiac ... prosthetic valve, PFO, ASD ... , h/o of cardiac ... Artery #Embolism #diagnosis ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Cardiac: • Valvular ... ventricular hypertrophy, pericardial ... Cardioversion 1. ... Fibrillation #AFib #diagnosis ... #management #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) ... Tamponade #3D #Pericardial ... #Effusion #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #Mnemonic
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
Lead AVR on ECG 1. ... ). or 3-vessel coronary ... Subepicardial atrial ... injury from pericardial ... #differential #cardiology
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber (A4C)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
presents with 1 ... thickening and biatrial ... Has new large pericardial ... Echocardiogram #Cardiology ... #A4C
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
un lymphatic Diagnostic ... of obstructive epicardial ... Consider cardiac ... #heartfailure #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal 4 Chamber (S4C)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
presents with 1 ... thickening and biatrial ... Has new large pericardial ... #Amyloidosis #Cardiac ... Echocardiogram #Cardiology
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
manifestation of cardiac ... including: • Coronary ... Intermediate burden: >1 ... capture of the atria ... #differential #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
exam Determine Cardiac ... one post op Cardiology ... • Preoperative coronary ... postoperative cardiac ... stratification #diagnosis