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ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
Algorithm for patients ... +moderate or severe ... This is not for acute ... syndrome (ACS) evaluation ... #Algorithm #Cardiology
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Clinical Manifestations

Causes of Thiamine Deficiency:
 • Poor intake:
	- Diets
rice/processed grains ... and myocardial dysfunction ... • Moderate pulmonary ... Encephalopathy - Acute ... Findings: • Acute
Acute Pancreatitis - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Epigastric abdominal pain (90%, characteristically
Acute Pancreatitis ... pancreas, sphincter dysfunction ... Imaging: US (biliary evaluation ... : • IVF - Moderate ... #Pancreatitis #Acute
Optic Neuritis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Epidemiology: Female (75%), 18-50 years,
caucasian
 • Symptoms: Moderate visual
Diagnosis and Management ... • Symptoms: Moderate ... loss (avg. 3/10), Moderate ... orbital pain, (Sub)acute ... lesions (b) • CSF
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
may lack lung rales ... (Sens. 81% for acute ... effusions). 1/5 pts w/ acute ... identifies systolic dysfunction ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
• Rare: DAH, acute ... Moderate > 2/3 and ... sepsis), PE, DAH, CHF ... severe APLS, organ dysfuxtion ... APML #diagnosis #management
Atrial Fibrillation RVR - Medications
Diltiazem
 • Preferred in patients with chronic lung such as Asthma and
exercise, after acute ... patients with LV dysfunction ... decompensated CHF ... anyway to improve CHF ... #Medications #management
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Cardiogenic Shock - Management ... Checklist Evaluation ... drained if causing acute ... severe or w/ organ dysfunction ... #Checklist #CHF
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
important to recognize Acute ... are excellent at evaluating ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #cardiology ... #heartfailure #chf
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Preoperative Risk Evaluation ... disease b) CHF ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... or LV dysfunction ... medical and surgical management