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Atrial Fibrillation Overview

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

1. Why?
Cardiac:
• Valvular heart disease
•
intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope ... Decompensated HF • New ischemia ... #Fibrillation #Cardiology ... #Management #Algorithm
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
joint needs to be clinically ... terminal extensor tendon ... Exam: Swollen and tender ... Mallet #Finger #Radiology ... #Hand #Orthopedics
Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) - Vasculitis Management Algorithm - ACR/VF 2021 Guidelines
 • Visual Symptoms/Loss or
) - Vasculitis Management ... Algorithm - ACR ... Cranial Ischemia ... Cranial Ischemia ... #rheumatology
Achilles Tendon Tear on POCUS (Labeled)

A 35yo male presents with ankle pain. Achilles tendon tear is
Achilles Tendon ... Achilles tendon ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #msk #radiology ... #orthopedics
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
General schema for ... ECMO center or team ... Internet Book of Critical ... support #COVID19 #management ... hypoxia #failure #algorithm
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... Giant retinal tears ... , Ischemia, Leukemia ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
Deprescribing by the cardiovascular clinical team 

 #Geriatrics #Deprescribing #Cardiology #Algorithm #Polypharmacy #Management
cardiovascular clinical ... team #Geriatrics ... Deprescribing #Cardiology ... #Algorithm #Polypharmacy ... #Management
Pectoralis Major Rupture Injury during Bench Press Exercise
CLINICAL: a rare injury patterns with typical sudden "tear/pop"
Press Exercise CLINICAL ... typical sudden "tear ... excessive tension ... Muscle belly tears ... Inferior to operative management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
history of: a) Ischemic ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Change in clinical ... Intraabdominal - Orthopedic ... one post op Cardiology
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
our friends from Cardiology ... cannot, coronary ischemia ... Cardiology cannot ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #management #clinical