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Acute Coronary Syndrome - Diagnostic Likelihood Ratios for Symptoms and Physical Examination. 

Source:  Does This
: The Rational Clinical ... EBM #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #ACS #AcuteCoronarySyndrome ... #Symptoms #Signs ... Atypical #ChestPain #Cardiac
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
More Specific Signs ... Less Specific Signs ... Chest x-ray: signs ... → no signs of CXR ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
SCAI Pyramid of Cardiogenic Shock Classification
E - Extremis - A patient experiencing cardiac arrest with ongoing
patient experiencing cardiac ... patient who has clinical ... currently experiencing signs ... or symptoms of ... ABCDEs #diagnosis #cardiology
On the left a patient with CHF. 
There is an increase in heart size compared to
Other signs of CHF ... visible, such as ... supine film the cardiac ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Exacerbation
Tropical Endomyocardial Fibrosis (EMF)
snrunken ventnoes
Hallmark chronic EMF features include:
 • Apical obliteration of the left and/or
MR (double V sign ... Eosinophilia may play ... • Signs of pancarditis ... heart failure symptoms ... Fibrosis #EMF #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
complications from anesthesia ... disease b) CHF ... Change in clinical ... - Cataract Plan ... one post op Cardiology
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
The following signs ... and an enlarged cardiac ... see an enlarged cardiac ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Alveolar