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Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
Aortic Dissection ... Pearls Aortic dissection ... deficit • Shock Treatment ... #Dissection #diagnosis ... #management #vascular
Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
Normal exercise ... changes on tele/ECG ... tests in cath lab Treatment ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #management
Aortic Dissection - Diagnosis and Acute Management
Pain: Chest, Back, Abdo, Migrating, Above & below diaphragm, Abrupt
Aortic Dissection ... - Diagnosis and ... BP diff (can be normal ... #Dissection #Diagnosis ... #Management #treatment
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
: Acute STEMI, Aortic ... dissection, PE, ... T wave in V1 - normal ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
Postpartum Hemorrhage - Differential Diagnosis and Management 
Uterine Atony (80%) - Most PPH Will respond to
- Differential Diagnosis ... and Management ... canal - inspect vagina ... unresponsive to usual treatment ... procoagulants • External aortic
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
- Differential Diagnosis ... Prinzmetal's Angina ... Post-cardioversion • Acute aortic ... dissection • ... #cardiology #ecg
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
(≥ 0.12s) with abnormal ... in the opposite direction ... Differential Diagnosis ... more intensive treatment ... #differential #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... sx overlap with normal ... Cardiomyopathy #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology ... #treatment
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
risk (>5%): - Aortic ... one post op Cardiology ... Unstable Angina ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
those coming off aorta ... 50 in GCA, but normal ... of the steroid treatment ... Treatment of GCA ... #Management