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ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
ISCHEMIA Trial - ... moderate or severe ischemia ... symptom. ... on results of ISCHEMIA ... /alenghat/ #ISCHEMIA
Differentiating the Four Types of Mesenteric Ischemia 

There are four types of AMI, which include arterial
of Mesenteric Ischemia ... (below), with symptoms ... #Mesenteric #Ischemia ... #Types #Comparison ... #Table #Diagnosis
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Symptoms: • ... Decompensated HF • New ischemia ... possibly better: • Symptom ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... #diagnosis #management
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia ... signs of cardiac ischaemia ... factors for cardiac ischaemia ... possible. ❺ If ischaemia ... #Cardiac #Ischemia
Indications for tPA in Stroke:
 • Clinical diagnosis of ischemic stroke
 • Measurable neurologic deficit
 •
: • Clinical diagnosis ... of ischemic stroke ... deficit • Onset of symptoms ... incomplete list): • Ischemic ... #Stroke #cva #management
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
from Myocardial Ischemia ... from myocardial ischemia ... #Pericarditis #Symptoms ... #Presentation #comparison ... #Table #Diagnosis
Atrial Fibrillation RVR - Medications
Diltiazem
 • Preferred in patients with chronic lung such as Asthma and
Atrial Fibrillation ... to improve CHF symptoms ... #AFib #RVR #Medications ... #management #treatment ... #comparison #table
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
cardio-pulmonary symptoms ... Arrhythmia* (e.g., A-Fib ... also a result of atrial ... ECG leads) RV Ischemia ... Embolism #AcutePE #diagnosis
Differentiating type-I vs. type-II MI

Sorting this out is difficult, often relying heavily on clinical judgement.

A key
of myocardial ischemia ... If the same symptoms ... #Diagnosis #Myocardial ... Definition #NSTEMI #Comparison ... #Table
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework and Management ... Features: • Triad ... of symptoms: ... perfusion → renal ischemia