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Bradycardia
1) First Steps: IV, O2, Monitors, ECG, Pads on patient, Crash Cart in room. Is patient
O2, Monitors, ECG ... patient, Crash Cart ... #bradycardia #diagnosis ... #differential # ... management #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... LVEDd > 6.0 cm, LV thrombus ... pregnancy • May ... Serial TTE and close ... #management #cardiology
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
In AVNRT, the atria ... simultaneously at ... are enough to diagnose ... excludes other differentials ... that’s called “clinical
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
diagnosis but rather ... ECG is vital while ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... occlusion that may ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... #management #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Change in clinical ... CARP, DECREASE V trials ... stress testing may ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
noncompliance • Clinical ... initiation Clinical ... Calmette-Guérin (BCG ... Leishmaniasis Differential ... #Diagnosis #Management