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ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
ISCHEMIA Trial - ... moderate or severe ischemia ... on results of ISCHEMIA ... /alenghat/ #ISCHEMIA ... #Cardiology #EBM
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... syndrome (Clinical ... retinal tears, Ischemia ... #Syndrome #diagnosis ... #management #signs
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
(e.g., long QT ... syndrome, ARVC) ... • Myocardial ischemia ... • Underlying ischemic ... #cardiology
Clinical manifestations of anaphylaxis. 
Neurological (<15%): Dizziness, syncope, seizures, Confusion, impending doom. headache
Angioedema: Lips, tongue, orbit,
Clinical manifestations ... 50%): Myocardial ischemia ... arrest, Kounis syndrome ... Lungs and airway ... signs #symptoms #diagnosis
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Long-standing vs ... dysfunction • PSC ... Chronic mesenteric ischemia ... intolerance • SIBO Focal ... • Mesenteric ischemia
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
, - regional ischemia ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... - regional ischemia ... - Mesenteric ischemia ... - Compartment syndrome
Esophageal Necrosis
Etiology:
 - Ischemia and Gastric Outlet Obstruction with GERD may be inciting events
 - Associated
Necrosis Etiology: - Ischemia ... Stevens-Johnson syndrome ... restored to esophagus Clinical ... the most common long ... #management #gastroenterology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
history of: a) Ischemic ... Change in clinical ... one post op Cardiology ... unless prior heart/lung ... stratification #diagnosis
Nail Pathologies - Findings in or Near Nails

Paronychia 

A superficial infection of the proximal and lateral
, interstitial lung ... disease and lung ... hyperthyroidism, peripheral ischemia ... seen in Reiter's syndrome ... Abnormal #Pathology #Diagnosis
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
, with ensuing ischemia ... has five major clinical ... change in the lungs ... nails, bronchi, lungs ... #Management #Infections