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ECG Basics - Heart Blocks #Diagnosis #Cardiology #MedStudent #EKG #Basics #HeartBlock #Table #AVBlock #Mobitz #Degree #Wenckebach
ECG Basics - Heart ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #MedStudent ... #EKG #Basics #HeartBlock ... #Table #AVBlock
ECG Basics - Heart Blocks #Diagnosis #Cardiology #MedStudent #EKG #Basics #HeartBlock #Table #AVBlock #Mobitz #Degree #Wenckebach
ECG Basics - Heart ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #MedStudent ... #EKG #Basics #HeartBlock ... #Table #AVBlock
Inpatient Cath Lab Indications
Cath Lab ASAP:
STEMI
NSTEMI:
1. Unstable/cardiogenic shock
2. Severe LV dysfunction or
3. Recurrent/persistent rest angina despite
Inpatient Cath Lab ... Cath Lab ASAP: STEMI ... low (1-2) risk, +ECG ... /UA: stable, TIMI ... #Indications #Cardiac
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... • They must be able ... pts w/ 2° or 3° heartblock ... arrythmias Diagnostics: EKG ... COREIMpodcast #Cardiac
Left Main Coronary Artery Thrombus seen on Angiography

“Mother of all coronary thrombi”.  55 year old
Anterior wall STEMI ... Cardiogenic shock, ECG ... Patient was in shock ... established, but died on table
Overview of approach to brain death

Pursuing a diagnosis of brain death too early may lead to
approach to the patient ... brain activity on neurologic ... with brain death (e.g ... . cardiac arrest ... with brain death (e.g
Pulmonary Arterial Catheterization – Use and Interpretation:
-Pulmonary arterial catheterization (PAC) has never been shown to improve
shown to improve patient-important ... cardiogenic shock (eg ... hypertension or cardiac ... output (ie, cardiac ... #Differential #Table
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Does the patient ... exam Determine Cardiac ... indicated • EKG ... Obtain EKG if: ... postoperative cardiac
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
• Unexpected cardiac ... surgery. ❷ Call for cardiac ... pressure < 50 mmHg or cardiac ... alternate vasopressor (e.g ... is stable
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
developing in a patient ... with previously stable ... risk factors (eg ... heart failure, neurologic ... Neurologic disorders