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Purpose: We sought to develop a patient decision aid to promote shared decision-making for patients who
have no serious diagnosis ... natural frequency (e.g ... #PatientInfo #Cardiology ... Syncope #LowRisk #DecisionAid ... PatientDecisionAid #SharedDecisionMaking
Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP)

Intra-aortic balloon counter-pulsation is a method of invasive hemodynamic support. A catheter is
through an arterial ... sync with the cardiac ... • Timing • Anticoagulation ... Balloon #Pump #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Consider invasive arterial ... consider need for anticoagulation ... consultation with cardiology ... Ischemia #Ischaemia #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
substance use • IV catheter ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... cause + Systemic anticoagulation ... #management #cardiology
Right Heart Catheterization - Pulmonary Artery Pressures and Calculations
PULMONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE = (meanPAP-PCWP) / CO
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mortality in inferior MI ... CARDIAC POWER OUTPUT ... much as 40% in cardiac ... pulmonary #artery #catheter ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
ancestry, LGE on MRI ... timing with Cardio-OB ... suggest prophylactic anticoagulation ... Serial TTE and close ... #management #cardiology
If the patient has a HEART Score of 0-3 and a negative initial troponin, have a
ECG obtained at ... the time of arrival ... #PatientInfo #Cardiology ... LowRisk #Percent3 #DecisionAid ... #SharedDecisionMaking
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
make an informed decision ... exam Determine Cardiac ... Anticoagulation ... one post op Cardiology ... stratification #diagnosis
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
substance use • IV catheter ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... cause + Systemic anticoagulation ... #cardiology #infectiousdiseases