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HEART Score – A Tool For the ED The HEART score is an excellent tool that
HEART Score – A ... further workup and treatment ... The HEART score ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Cardiology #HEART
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
score to guide ... Ask about: - Changes ... score: - History ... ACS #Evaluation #diagnosis ... #Algorithm #cardiology
Iron Deficiency in Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)

Iron deficiency (ID) in heart failure is a common comorbidity
Failure (CHF) ... Exercise capacity Diagnosis ... TSAT < 20% Risk ... depot iron] Treatment ... pathophysiology #cardiology
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Deficiency in Heart ... functional ID) Treatment ... showed reduced risk ... iron #deficiency #CHF ... #management #cardiology
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
American College of Cardiology ... direction using risk ... With treatment, ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #CHF #Congestive
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
specific questions to ask ... a) Ischemic heart ... disease b) CHF ... one post op Cardiology ... stratification #diagnosis
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
Risk Factors: ... decompensation (CHF ... • Congestive heart ... hyperparathyroidism Treatment ... #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... ) • Valvular heart ... May have typical HF ... #management #cardiology ... #treatment
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis ... Then, ask 3 questions ... puts patients at risk ... include vaptans (HF ... #Diagnosis #Treatment
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
Diagnosis: • PAC ... tachyarrhythmias High-risk ... more intensive treatment ... #differential # ... cardiology