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Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
Diamond-Forrester classification ... physical activity - Nausea ... - Cardiac risk factors ... - Age - Risk factors ... #cardiology #Angina
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Diagnosis and Causes ... Clinical: Dyspnea ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #differential #cardiology ... #algorithm
Type 2 Diabetes - Screening, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Lifestyle  Modifications (Diet and Exercise) -> Start
and Management Algorithm ... PostPrandial Insulin A1c ... vascular risk factors ... • Secondary Causes ... #DM2 #DMII #Classification
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
American College of Cardiology ... direction using risk factors ... through D of the ACC ... But now the ACC/ ... #Stages #Classes
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... of angiogenic factors ... Risk Factors and ... Markers • Risk Factors ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
Risk Factors: • ... ✗ NOT a risk factor ... Cesarean delivery Clinical ... Key Point: High clinical ... #Cardiology #OBGyn
Intracardiac Septal Masses / Thickening on Echocardiogram - Differential Diagnosis - 4 separate cases:
Case 1: LV
Case 2: Sarcoma ... Case 3: Apical ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #a4c #comparison ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology
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Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
modifiable risk factors ... algorithm to determine ... Change in clinical ... indication of AC ... one post op Cardiology