118 results
Atrial Fibrillation Overview

Symptoms:
Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

1. Why?
Cardiac:
• Valvular heart disease
•
light-headedness, dizziness ... Cardiac: • Valvular ... heart disease ... #Fibrillation #Cardiology ... #Management #Algorithm
The HEART Score for Chest Pain Patients in the ED

Calculate the HEART Score @ https://www.mdcalc.com/heart-score-major-cardiac-events

#Diagnosis #Management
The HEART Score ... Calculate the HEART ... www.mdcalc.com/heart-score-major-cardiac-events ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Cardiology #HEARTScore
#Diagnosis #Cardiology #Cardiac #Heart #Tumors #Masses #Differential #Classification
#Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Cardiac #Heart
Decompensated Heart Failure Management Strategies

Wet (volume overloaded) vs Dry (euvolemic) and Cold (low cardiac output) vs
Decompensated Heart ... Failure Management ... and Cold (low cardiac ... vs Warm (normal cardiac ... #CHF #cardiology
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
•
Myocarditis Diagnosis ... shock, sudden cardiac ... death Management ... #Myocarditis #Diagnosis ... #Management #Cardiology
Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy: Heart Murmur
 • Occurs during systole 
 • Crescendo-decrescendo murmur
 • Heard best
Cardiomyopathy: Heart ... Crescendo-decrescendo murmur • Heard ... Cardiomyopathy #Heart ... #Murmur #Cardiac ... #Cardiology #Diagnosis
Hypotension in Anesthesiology - Differential Diagnosis and Management 

Initial checklist: 
 - Verify BP (e.g. surgeon
Hypotension in Anesthesiology ... - Differential Diagnosis ... and Management ... other vital signs (heart ... #Management
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
breathlessness, dizziness ... especially in heart ... consultation with cardiology ... Ischemia #Ischaemia #Anesthesiology ... #Management #Workup
Pacemaker Identification Algorithm

For more assistance check out this free application that uses AI to identify from
Cardiac Rhythm Device ... Using X-Rays: CaRDIA-X ... Heart Rhythm 2011 ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Radiology #CXR
Causes of acute heart failure
 - Acute pressure overload (increased afterload, mechanical flow obstruction) 
 -
Causes of acute heart ... impairment - Cardiac ... arrhythmias #Acute #Heart ... Differential #Causes #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology