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Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
classification, and the HEART ... score to guide ... Ask about: - Changes ... (+LR 2.6) - Cardiac ... a HEART score:
VExUS - Venous Excess Ultrasound Score 

The Venous Excess UltraSound (VExUS) grading system prototypes combining inferior
Excess Ultrasound Score ... reversed (toward the heart ... #Scale #IVC #Congestion ... #Diagnosis #POCUS ... #Clinical #Grading
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
Risk Factors: • ... Anemia ✗ NOT a risk ... Key Point: High clinical ... pulmonary venous congestion ... experience recovery of cardiac
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
specific questions to ask ... exam Determine Cardiac ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Change in clinical ... postoperative cardiac
This infographic provides a mnemonic tool called “WOBBLER” for assessing an ECG (electrocardiogram) in cases of
of sudden cardiac ... underlying structural heart ... right ventricular cardiomyopathy ... Clinical Utility ... for sudden cardiac