88 results
#Diagnosis #Cardiology #Cardiac #Heart #Tumors #Masses #Differential #Classification
#Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Cardiac #Heart ... Tumors #Masses #Differential
The HEART Score for Chest Pain Patients in the ED

Calculate the HEART Score @ https://www.mdcalc.com/heart-score-major-cardiac-events

#Diagnosis #Management
The HEART Score ... for Chest Pain Patients ... www.mdcalc.com/heart-score-major-cardiac-events ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Cardiology #HEARTScore
Causes of acute heart failure
 - Acute pressure overload (increased afterload, mechanical flow obstruction) 
 -
Causes of acute heart ... impairment - Cardiac ... #Failure #Differential ... #Causes #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
•
Myocarditis Diagnosis ... performed) • Clinical ... intolerance • Chest ... shock, sudden cardiac ... #Management #Cardiology
Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 • Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
Causes of Sudden Cardiac ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Cardiac ... #Arrest #cardiology ... #differential # ... diagnosis #causes
HEART Score allows us to risk stratify low risk chest pain patients and get them out
HEART Score allows ... stratify low risk chest ... www.mdcalc.com/heart-score-major-cardiac-events ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #HEART #Score #
Tetralogy of Falot on Chest X-Ray
Tetralogy of Falot comprises four defects -
1. Ventricular septal defect (VSD)
2.
typical boot shaped heart ... caused the upturned cardiac ... the most common cardiac ... #XRay #CXR #clinical ... #pediatrics #cardiology
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
cardiogenic edema, to differentiate ... have an acute cardiac ... , may have non-cardiac ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Consolidation #Differential
Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation on JVP Examination

What information about the patient do we get from this #JVP
Cardiac rhythm? ... Underlying structural heart ... Lancisis #Sign #JVP #PhysicalExam ... #Clinical #Video ... #Cardiology
Pericardial Tamponade
Beck's Triad 
1. Hypotension 
2. Jugular venous distension 
3. Muffled heart sounds 
Patient will be
Muffled heart sounds ... of dyspnea and chest ... #Pericardial #Cardiac ... #Becks #Triad #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology