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Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome (WPW) is one of several disorders of the electrical system of the heart that
Pathophysiology #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #MedStudent #EKG ... #WPW #WolffParkinsonWhite ... DeltaWave #ShortPR #Criteria ... #ECGEducator
HEART Score – A Tool For the ED The HEART score is an excellent tool that
calculating the risk ... identifying low risk ... risk patients, ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Cardiology #HEART
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
and the HEART score ... 2.6) - Cardiac risk ... - History - EKG ... findings - Age - Risk ... diagnosis #Algorithm #cardiology
TiMi and GRACE Risk scores for mortality in Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS). 

Abbreviations: ACS, acute coronary
TiMi and GRACE Risk ... scores for mortality ... Cr, creatinine; ECG ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Risk #Scores #
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Preoperative Risk ... indicated • EKG ... Obtain EKG if: ... one post op Cardiology ... medical and surgical management
The algorithm below shows how pre-test probability could be combined with various criteria to determine which
patient with average risk ... has a risk of HSV ... has a risk of HSV ... The risk of acyclovir-induced ... Therefore, the risk
Pleural Manometry Summary
Measurement of Intrapleural Pressures and Pleural Elastance during therapeutic thoracentesis can be used to
It may also reduce ... the risk of re-expansion ... intermittently (e.g ... Manometry #diagnosis #management ... #pulmonary #differential
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... Risk Factors and ... Prognostic Markers • Risk ... no consensus on risk ... Risk of recurrence
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
benign causes such as ... syncope (ruling out differential ... determining the risk ... further guide management ... and an initial ECG
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
Dysphagia- increased risk ... : El Escorial criteria ... EMG: LMN Signs in ... conditions listed in differential ... neurology #diagnosis #management