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ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
ISCHEMIA Trial - ... Management Algorithm ... coronary syndrome (ACS ... Angina #ChestPain #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #EBM
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
evaluating for other causes ... in relation to ECG ... leads) RV Ischemia ... Embolism #AcutePE #diagnosis ... #cardiology #electrocardiogram
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
predictor of recurrent ischemic ... Subepicardial atrial ... : Differential diagnosis ... #AVR #leadAVR #ecg ... #cardiology
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
Chest Pain / ACS ... physical activity - Nausea ... - History - EKG ... #Evaluation #diagnosis ... #Algorithm #cardiology
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Definitions - Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, NSTEMI, STEMI
1 STABLE ANGINA - Angina
Coronary Syndrome (ACS ... thrombus formation causes ... is reflected by ECG ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #ACS #Unstable
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
CM5 continuous ECG ... as soon as possible ... Consider invasive arterial ... consultation with cardiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
- Ischemia MI ... Miss Signs of Ischemia ... #ECG #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology ... #Equivalents #Interpretation
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
Approach to ECGs ... : WPW, ectopic atrial ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology ... #interpretation
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
• Myocardial ischemia ... • Underlying ischemic ... capture of the atria ... arrhythmia • Atrial ... #differential #cardiology
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
Vegetations seen as ... plane into left atrium ... regurgitation - Ischemic ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology