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HEART Score and MACE
History
ECG
Age
Risk factors
Troponin
LOW RISK = HEART score ≤ 3

#HEART #Score #MACE #cardiology #diagnosis #risk
MACE History ECG ... Age Risk factors ... Troponin LOW RISK ... #MACE #cardiology ... #diagnosis #risk
San Francisco Syncope Rule (SFSR) defines high risk criteria for patients with syncope.

Mnemonic: CHESS
 Congestive heart
San Francisco Syncope ... ) defines high risk ... criteria for patients ... Hematocrit <30% ECG ... SanFrancisco #Rule #Risk
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
, e.g., due to arrhythmias ... (ruling out differential ... determining the risk ... further guide management ... and an initial ECG
Syncope Cost-Effectiveness Workup
Cost-effective tests for most patients: 
 • Orthostatic BP
 • ECG
 • Telemetry (if
Workup Cost-effective ... Orthostatic BP • ECG ... • Ambulatory ECG ... specific high risk ... • Brain MRI • EEG
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
HEART Score – A Tool For the ED The HEART score is an excellent tool that
admission for further workup ... calculating the risk ... identifying low risk ... as well as high risk ... #Cardiology #HEART
Purpose: We sought to develop a patient decision aid to promote shared decision-making for patients who
a negative ED work-up ... Personalized 30-day risk ... communication of 30-day risk ... natural frequency (e.g ... #Cardiology #EM
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
Diagnosis and Management ... Diagnosis - Caine Criteria ... dysfunctions ( e.g ... Cerebellar dysfunction (e.g ... Any risk factor
Candidemia Workup and Management - IDSA Guidelines
1) Antibiotics
 • Empiric: Echinocandins (e.g. micafungin) for most patients
Candidemia Workup ... and Management ... Echinocandins (e.g ... Other hardware - Risk-Benefit ... Additional metastatic workup
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 #