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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
HEART Score and ... Age Risk factors ... Troponin LOW RISK ... = HEART score ≤ ... 3 #HEART #Score
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
score to guide ... 2.6) - Cardiac risk ... - EKG findings ... - Age - Risk ... #cardiology #Angina
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 ... Diagnosis #Management #Cardiology
TiMi and GRACE Risk scores for mortality in Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS). 

Abbreviations: ACS, acute coronary
TiMi and GRACE Risk ... Cr, creatinine; ECG ... Coronary Events; HR, heart ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Risk #Scores #
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
a) Ischemic heart ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Obtain EKG if: ... - Structural heart ... one post op Cardiology
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Venous System/Right Heart ... Presence of embolic risk ... Embolism #diagnosis #differential ... #scoring #criteria ... #cardiology
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
pre-existing history or risk ... CM5 continuous ECG ... especially in heart ... consultation with cardiology ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
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
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... and Differential ... An acute rise or ... hypertension and no other risk ... or papilledema, heart
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
of structural heart ... may not occur Differential ... tachyarrhythmias High-risk ... PVC #diagnosis #differential ... #cardiology