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Approach to the Hypercoagulable State
Arterial thromboembolism
→ Cardiac rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging
→ Test for APS, particularly
thromboembolism → Cardiac ... rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram ... , Vascular imaging ... → Test for APS ... - No other workup
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... and diplopia) • Vascular ... Disease: Arterial ... thrombosis, VTE) • Cardiac ... Arthritis, AS Treatment
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
intrapulmonary vascular ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... left heart 3-6 cardiac ... cycles after right atrial ... 10 minutes of rest
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
mononeuritis multiplex WORKUP ... (UPC) ratio • Cardiac ... anti-GBM) Other tests ... o infection • Echocardiogram ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
Clinical suspicion ... in AA and AL Cardiac ... activity of factor X, vascular ... Testing: • EKG • Echocardiogram ... disproportionate atrial
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
❹ Call for MH treatment ... dantrolene and cardiac ... INVESTIGATIONS Arterial ... mins, U&E, CK, FBC ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
or dilated) • Valvular ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... and relief of IVC ... follow-up with Cardio-OB ... management #cardiology #treatment