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Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Myocarditis Diagnosis ... Cardiovascular MRI ... gallop • Abnormal ECG ... shock, sudden cardiac ... #Management #Cardiology
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
: EKG ($), ECHO ... ($$$), PET CT/MRI ... ($$$$) CORE IM ... Stress #Testing #cardiology ... #management #diagnosis
How do you work up an ischemic CVA?
A) Initial Evaluation
 • ABCs
 • IV access, monitor
How do you work ... ischemic CVA (core ... Cardioembolic: • ECG ... #diagnosis #checklist ... #neurology
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
and Workup: • ... No additional workup ... atypical symptoms): MRI ... Eyecare (prevent corneal ... #Neurology
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
CM5 continuous ECG ... Obtain a 12-lead ECG ... consultation with cardiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Shock - Diagnosis ... and Management ... telemetry, 12-Lead EKG ... Shock - MI ... Cardiac surgery?
Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP)

Intra-aortic balloon counter-pulsation is a method of invasive hemodynamic support. A catheter is
Intra-aortic balloon counter-pulsation ... sync with the cardiac ... • Triggers (EKG ... Balloon #Pump #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
HEART Score – A Tool For the ED The HEART score is an excellent tool that
admission for further workup ... Major Adverse Cardiac ... risk patients, in order ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Cardiology #HEART
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
cardiomyopathy, Horner ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... axonal form • MRI ... #management #treatment ... #neurology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... ancestry, LGE on MRI ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... follow-up with Cardio-OB ... #management #cardiology