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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 ... stress test - ... Syncope #diagnosis #workup
Post Cardiac Arrest Workup Investigations Checklist

- Dr. Josh Farkas @PulmCrit

#Post #CardiacArrest #Workup #Checklist #Diagnosis #CriticalCare
Post Cardiac Arrest ... Workup Investigations ... @PulmCrit #Post ... CardiacArrest #Workup
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
Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
Used Diagnostic Tests ... antibodies - Most ... reliable noninvasive test ... first-level screening test ... #Diagnosis #Workup
Liver Chemistry Tests - AST, ALT, Alkaline Phosphatase and Bilirubin Metabolism
AST and ALT:
 • AST: liver
Liver Chemistry Tests ... skeletal muscle, cardiac ... cytoplasmic (CAST ... into plasma where most ... Liver #Chemistry #Tests
Pes Anserine Bursitis - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • T2-hyperintense fluid-like signal along the medial aspect of
Bursitis - MSK Radiology ... : • Popliteal Cyst ... • Parameniscal cyst ... Semimembranosus-Tibial Collateral ... mri #clinical #Radiology
Cardiac Maneuvers and Effects on Murmurs

Valsalva Standing - Decr BIood Return to LV
Laying Down, Squatting, Straight
Cardiac Maneuvers ... Decr Afterload Post ... Diast Time) #Cardiac ... Effects #Murmurs #Cardiology
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 ... Hypercoagulable #Workup
Commotio Cordis 
- Commotio cordis occurs when an object strikes the chest over the heart. It
Commotio cordis is most ... fibrillation is the most ... T wave in the cardiac ... Pathophysiology #Cardiology ... #Sudden #Cardiac
Tetralogy of Fallot Summary
 • Anatomy
 • Incidence
 • Pathophysiology
 • Presentation
 • Common Variants
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Syndromes • “Pink” Tet ... • “Blue” Tet Options ... palliation • Post-Op ... diagnosis #management #cardiology