13 results
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
Management Algorithm ... LMCA lesion -> Cardiac ... syndrome (ACS) evaluation ... Angina #ChestPain #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #EBM
Evaluation of Electrical Injury in the Emergency Department 

Common Injuries by System:

CNS - Seizure, coma, spinal
Evaluation of Electrical ... high voltage Cardiac ... - Vfib/asystole ... immediate, prior to ED arrival ... #Diagnosis #Management
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Cardiac: • Valvular ... (< 5% pts with afibb ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
Cardiac Amyloid ... - Diagnosis, Signs ... Clinical Presentation ... precordial leads) - atrial ... #Symptoms #Cardiology
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
is helpful in evaluating ... other causes of cardio-pulmonary ... Arrhythmia* (e.g., A-Fib ... also a result of atrial ... Embolism #AcutePE #diagnosis
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Preoperative Risk Evaluation ... exam Determine Cardiac ... Change in clinical ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
are excellent at evaluating ... hemodynamics and cardiac ... Cardiac cath if ... #algorithm #management ... #table #foamed
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
and timing with Cardio-OB ... Delivery • Stable ... Serial TTE and close ... follow-up with Cardio-OB ... #management #cardiology
Neuroprotection following Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Outcome from cardiac arrest is determined by
❹ Insert intra-arterial ... ❾ Plan further management ... in critical care ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Inherited Arrhythmia Syndromes
Entity - Prevalence / Incidence - Diagnosis - Arrhythmic Presentation - Management
 • Long
/ Incidence - Diagnosis ... • Progressive Cardiac ... Arrhythmia #Syndromes #clinical ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #management #table