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Syncope Diagnostic Testing and Evaluation: Cost Effectiveness
Frequency obtained - Abnormal findings - Helped determine etiology of
Syncope Diagnostic ... , Telemetry, Cardiac ... , Brain MRI, Cardiac ... #workup #testing ... #table #comparison
Syncope Cost-Effectiveness Workup
Cost-effective tests for most patients: 
 • Orthostatic BP
 • ECG
 • Telemetry (if
Workup Cost-effective ... indications: • Echocardiogram ... • Cardiac stress ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Syncope #diagnosis ... #workup #testing
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
had gained 15 kg ... to workup right-heart ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... #a4c #pocus #clinical ... #cardiology
Intracardiac Septal Masses / Thickening on Echocardiogram - Differential Diagnosis - 4 separate cases:
Case 1: LV
- Differential Diagnosis ... Case 4: Hydatid Cyst ... #clinical #a4c ... #comparison #Differential ... #Diagnosis #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
exam Determine Cardiac ... indicated • EKG ... Obtain EKG if: ... op Cardiology ... stratification #diagnosis