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Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
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Pulse Abnormalities ... pressure >10mmHg: • Cardiac ... tamponade • AECOPD/ Acute ... followed by rapid collapse ... #Disorders #Cardiology
Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
presentation: Pseudo-acute ... coronary syndrome, Cardiac ... assessment: EKG abnormalities ... Troponin Increases, Cardiac ... Diagnosis #Causes #cardiology
Anaphylaxis: Signs and Symptoms
Anaphylaxis: when any egg of three conditions is met:
1. Acute onset of skin/mucosal
Acute onset of skin ... symptoms in the acute ... -> Circulatory collapse ... seizures) - Cardiac ... #Anaphylaxis #pathophysiology
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Diagnosis and Management ... - Pulmonary >> Acute ... elevated JVP, echo abnormalities ... Cardiac surgery? ... #Summary #criticalcare
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Other haemodynamic abnormalities ... regional wall motion abnormalities ... Treat electrolyte abnormalities ... consultation with cardiology ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Causes of Atrial Fibrillation

Heart disease 
 - Aging heart 
 - Cardiomyopathies 
 - Congestive heart
determinants - Abnormalities ... in cardiac structure ... Fibrillation #AFib #Cardiology ... #Pathophysiology
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Manage acute cardiac ... Manage chronic cardiac ... Fulminant: - Acute ... Myocarditis #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #summary
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management ... LMCA lesion -> Cardiac ... This is not for acute ... evaluation or management ... #Algorithm #Cardiology
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
of structural abnormalities ... Treatments may include: cardiac ... #Management #Cardiology
In July 2015 the ACC/AHA proposed and published an algorithm to help stratify cardiac arrest patients
help stratify cardiac ... Stratfication #Management ... #Cardiology #CriticalCare