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Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
 •
and Workup Algorithm ... life-threatening causes ... Pulmonary embolism • Cardiac ... Initial workup: • EKG ... Pain #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
Chest Pain / ACS ... classification, and ... (+LR 2.6) - Cardiac ... - History - EKG ... #cardiology #Angina
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
Treatment of Stable ... - Observe and ... Treat underlying cause ... #management #cardiology ... #algorithm
Pericardial Tamponade
Beck's Triad 
1. Hypotension 
2. Jugular venous distension 
3. Muffled heart sounds 
Patient will be
chest pain - ... paradoxus - ECG ... collapse of RV - Treatment ... #Pericardial #Cardiac ... Triad #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... • They must be able ... production to cause ... arrythmias Diagnostics: EKG ... Stress #Testing #cardiology
Managing warfarin INR

Warfarin dosage must be individualized according to the patient's response to the drug, and
#management #algorithm ... #pharmacology # ... treatment #medications ... #table #pharmacotherapy ... #decisionaid #cardiology
Common Vasopressors and Inotropes
Norepinephrine (NE)
 - Indication: Distributive shock (1st line for septic shock), Cardiogenic shock
Common Vasopressors and ... is not desired (e.g ... Bradyarrhythmias, Some cases ... Inotropes #comparison #table ... #pharmacology #
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Intraoperative Cardiac ... Guidelines for Crises ... symptoms may include chest ... CM5 continuous ECG ... consultation with cardiology
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
flare ups that cause ... Treatments may include ... : cardiac resynchronization ... #Management #Cardiology ... Stages #ACCAHA #Algorithm
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
• Unexpected cardiac ... trolley, anaphylaxis treatment ... require prolonged treatment ... alternate vasopressor (e.g ... as patient is stable