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HEART Score – A Tool For the ED The HEART score is an excellent tool that
and treatment versus ... calculating the risk ... identifying low risk ... as well as high risk ... #Cardiology #HEART
Candidemia Workup and Management - IDSA Guidelines
1) Antibiotics
 • Empiric: Echinocandins (e.g. micafungin) for most patients
Candidemia Workup ... Echinocandins (e.g ... Other hardware - Risk-Benefit ... clinical concern for endocarditis ... #candidiasis #treatment
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
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 ... probably much higher (e.g ... Therefore, the risk
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
cardiac syncope, e.g ... determining the risk ... further guide management ... and an initial ECG ... The treatment strategy
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis ... epidemiological risk ... epidemiologic risk ... special stains (e.g ... #diagnosis #differential
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Risk Factors and ... Prognostic Markers • Risk ... no consensus on risk ... Risk of recurrence ... #cardiology #treatment
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
Assess for high risk ... tissue disorder e.g ... Pulse deficit/differential ... deficit • Shock Treatment ... blood pressure: e.g
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
pre-existing history or risk ... trolley and 12-lead ECG ... CM5 continuous ECG ... Obtain a 12-lead ECG ... #Workup
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... -> TEE • Duke Criteria ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology