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Progression of Imaging Findings in Acute Stroke - Timeline
Onset → Hours → Days → Weeks →
Progression of Imaging ... Acute Stroke - Timeline ... CT • DWI • ADC ... #diagnosis #Progression ... #radiology #neurology
Acute Myocardial Infarction - Biomarker time course 
#Diagnosis #Cardiology #AcuteMyocardialInfarction #AMI #Biomarkers #Enzymes #Troponins #CKMB #Myoglobin
#Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Biomarkers #Enzymes #Troponins ... Trends #Peaks #Cardiac ... #Timeline
Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
coronary syndrome, Cardiac ... abnormalities, Troponin ... Increases, Cardiac ... Diagnosis #Causes #cardiology
HEART Score allows us to risk stratify low risk chest pain patients and get them out
with a single troponin ... heart-score-major-cardiac-events ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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failure • Elevated troponin ... shock, sudden cardiac ... Diagnosis #Management #Cardiology
Timeline for Progression of T2WI and DWI Findings in Acute Stroke
 - In the acute phase
Timeline for Progression ... - ADC will be of ... Interpretation #Progression ... #Timeline #Neurology ... #Radiology #Findings
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
cryoglobulins, hepatitis serology ... , HIV serology, ... inflammatory markers • Cardio-renal ... syndrome: troponin ... CK-MB, NT-proBNP, cardiac
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
(+LR 2.6) - Cardiac ... factors - Initial troponin ... diagnosis #Algorithm #cardiology
Inpatient Cath Lab Indications
Cath Lab ASAP:
STEMI
NSTEMI:
1. Unstable/cardiogenic shock
2. Severe LV dysfunction or
3. Recurrent/persistent rest angina despite
ECG changes or troponin ... #Indications #Cardiac ... catheterization #cardiology
If the patient has a HEART Score of 0-3 and a negative initial troponin, have a
negative initial troponin ... after the first troponin ... after a second troponin ... If that troponin ... #PatientInfo #Cardiology