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Managing side effects of birth control

Adverse effects associated with hormonal contraceptives (e.g. headache, breakthrough bleeding, etc)
contraceptives (e.g ... continuous use (e.g ... the progestin component ... #management #medications ... #obgyn #table #decisionaid
Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia (MAT)
• At least 3 different P wave morphologies: 
• Rate 100-180
• Irregular 
Etiology
hypertension Management ... Tachycardia #MAT #Cardiology ... #Diagnosis #ECG ... #EKG #Management
Echocardiogram Windows - Nomenclature
Each view is described using three (3) components
1) Transducer Position or "Window"
using three (3) components ... Imaging Plane, e.g ... Structures Visualized, e.g ... Nomenclature #POCUS #cardiology
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy ECG and Clinical Features #HOCM #Hypertrophic #Cardiomyopathy #Diagnosis #Management #Cardiology
Cardiomyopathy ECG ... Cardiomyopathy #Diagnosis #Management ... #Cardiology
2 Percent MACE Image - After calculating the risk for acute coronary syndrome, select the corresponding
#Management #PatientInfo ... #Cardiology #ChestPain ... LowRisk #Percent2 #DecisionAid
Managing warfarin INR

Warfarin dosage must be individualized according to the patient's response to the drug, and
#management #algorithm ... pharmacotherapy #decisionaid ... #cardiology #hematology
Jugular Waveform Components 
 • a wave - due to atrial contraction: It occurs just before
Jugular Waveform Components ... Waveforms #JVP #PhysicalExam ... #cardiology
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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gallop • Abnormal ECG ... cardiac death Management ... Myocarditis #Diagnosis #Management ... #Cardiology
1 Percent MACE Image - After calculating the risk for acute coronary syndrome, select the corresponding
#Management #PatientInfo ... #Cardiology #ChestPain ... LowRisk #Percent1 #DecisionAid
Cardiac Event Monitoring Devices - Compared
Ambulatory ECG (Hotter):
 • Advantages: Continuous recording, records asx events, all
Compared Ambulatory ECG ... events, all (most) ECG ... Devices #Comparison #cardiology ... #management #holter