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Owing to the morbidity and need for urgent treatment, STEMI is the default diagnosis is patients
Owing to the morbidity ... need for urgent treatment ... features of the EKG ... : #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #EKG #ECG #STElevation
Managing warfarin INR

Warfarin dosage must be individualized according to the patient's response to the drug, and
#pharmacology #treatment ... #medications #table ... #pharmacotherapy ... #hematology #warfarin ... #dosing
PDE5 inhibitors are usually the drugs of first choice for erectile dysfunction.

PDE5 inhibitors enhance an erection that is
with caution - e.g ... pharmacology #comparison #treatment ... #medications #dosing ... #drugs #table # ... pharmacotherapy
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
and a prolonged QT ... downsloping - Coving ... blocking drugs #STElevation ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
Raynaud, migraine, etc ... Variable troponin elevation ... changes on tele/ECG ... tests in cath lab Treatment ... Prinzmetal #Angina #cardiology
WOBBLER  for ECG assessment in Syncope 
W - Wolff Parkinson White 
O - Obstructed AV
WOBBLER for ECG ... syncope patient, going ... called coved ST elevation ... #ECG #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
cardiomyopathy (e.g ... Management during ... Delivery • Stable ... diagnosis #management #cardiology ... #treatment
Intraoperative  Bradycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Bradycardia in theatre should not be treated as
remember to tailor treatment ... reservoir bag moving ... known drug causes (eg ... remifentanil, digoxin etc ... Management #Workup #Cardiology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
ECG is vital while ... & Dry) is the treatment ... then be excreted using ... algorithm #management #cardiology ... #treatment #table
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
particularly those coming ... vision changes, etc ... of the steroid treatment ... Treatment of GCA ... them, but urgent rheumatology