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Syncope Diagnostic Testing and Evaluation: Cost Effectiveness
Frequency obtained - Abnormal findings - Helped determine etiology of
- Cost per test ... ECG, Telemetry, Cardiac ... EEG, Brain MRI, Cardiac ... Syncope #diagnosis #workup ... Effectiveness #table #comparison
Approach to the Hypercoagulable State
Arterial thromboembolism
→ Cardiac rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging
→ Test for APS, particularly
thromboembolism → Cardiac ... Vascular imaging → Test ... - No other workup ... CBC, aPTT, +/- CXR ... Hypercoagulable #Workup
Tetralogy of Falot on Chest X-Ray
Tetralogy of Falot comprises four defects -
1. Ventricular septal defect (VSD)
2.
caused the upturned cardiac ... ToF is the most ... common cardiac anomaly ... #Chest #XRay #CXR ... peds #pediatrics #cardiology
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
On a CXR the most ... appreciate on a cest ... reticular pattern on a CXR ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Syncope Cost-Effectiveness Workup
Cost-effective tests for most patients: 
 • Orthostatic BP
 • ECG
 • Telemetry (if
Workup Cost-effective ... tests for most ... tests, in absence ... MRI • EEG • Cardiac ... stress testing • Cardiac
Interstitial pneumonias
An acute reticular pattern is most frequently caused by interstitial edema due to cardiac heart
reticular pattern is most ... interstitial edema due to cardiac ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Acute #Interstitial
Cardiac Event Monitoring Devices - Compared
Ambulatory ECG (Hotter):
 • Advantages: Continuous recording, records asx events, all
Cardiac Event Monitoring ... asx events, all (most ... NUIM_Chiefs #Cardiac ... Monitoring #Devices #Comparison ... #cardiology #management
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
consolidation The most ... have an acute cardiac ... , may have non-cardiac ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Interpreting Right Heart Catheterizations

Always interpret a RHC based on the indication for getting the test. This
for getting the test ... Pre-capillary, Post-capillary ... What is the cardiac ... #hypertension #cardiology
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
failure, esp in work-up ... history Initial Work-up ... : • For most ICU ... get an EKG and CXR ... Urine Pregnancy Test