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Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
- Radiation to neck ... 2.6) - Cardiac risk ... - History - EKG ... #Evaluation #diagnosis ... #Algorithm #cardiology
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Definitions - Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, NSTEMI, STEMI
1 STABLE ANGINA - Angina
Coronary Syndrome (ACS ... changes and a rise ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #ACS #Unstable ... Book You'll Ever
Bradycardia
1) First Steps: IV, O2, Monitors, ECG, Pads on patient, Crash Cart in room. Is patient
O2, Monitors, ECG ... Shock, SBP <90, AMS ... 10% above this level ... #bradycardia #diagnosis ... differential #management #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
or family - Ever ... dependent DM ACS ... algorithm to determine ... one post op Cardiology ... stratification #diagnosis
Antecubital Vein examination to estimate JVP/CVP

In this video, the antecubital veins move between 

Below [RA +
) The exact level ... E.g. in a cold room ... in rare cases (neck ... Antecubital #Vein #PhysicalExam ... #estimate #Cardiology
Kussmaul's Sign and Friedreich's Sign on Neck Examination

A middle-aged M with unknown PMH presents with dyspnea.
Friedreich's Sign on Neck ... Most likely diagnosis ... Kussmaul's (JVP rise ... #JVP #PhysicalExam ... #Cardiology
Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive Pericarditis 

A 50-year-old woman with a remote history of mediastinal lymphoma (age
the underlying diagnosis ... the paradoxical rise ... Kussmauls #Sign #PhysicalExam ... #Neck #JVP #Jugular ... Pericarditis #Cardiology
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
An abrupt rise in ... are enough to diagnose ... Awaves #AVNRT #PhysicalExam ... #JVP #Cardiology ... #Neck #Frog #Sign
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... teratogenic GDMT meds ... (e.g., ACE/ARB) ... Cardiomyopathy #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology