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Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
Secondary to invasive cardiac ... OTHER RARE CAUSES ... • PRIMARY Cardiac ... may have false negative ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology
In July 2015 the ACC/AHA proposed and published an algorithm to help stratify cardiac arrest patients
and published an algorithm ... help stratify cardiac ... CardiacArrest #Algorithm ... Stratfication #Management ... #Cardiology #CriticalCare
VT versus SVT with Aberration - Interpretation Cheat Sheet

Features favouring VT
● Absence of typical RBBB or
a VT run) and fusion ... Brugada algorithm ... Positive or negative ... point) of S > 100 ms ... Comparison #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP)

Intra-aortic balloon counter-pulsation is a method of invasive hemodynamic support. A catheter is
sync with the cardiac ... increases coronary perfusion ... coronary artery perfusion ... Pump #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #criticalcare
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
Algorithm that ... Ask about: - Changes ... physical activity - Nausea ... (+LR 2.6) - Cardiac ... #cardiology #Angina
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Intraoperative Cardiac ... Guidelines for Crises ... consultation with cardiology ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
have achieved negative ... the determined cause ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #cardiology ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Focal Periphyseal Edema (FOPE lesion) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Arrows identifying the characteristic edema-like signal
FOPE lesion) - MSK ... Radiology Imaging ... early physeal fusion ... peers and may negatively ... mri #clinical #Radiology
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
flare ups that cause ... Treatments may include: cardiac ... #Management #Cardiology ... Stages #ACCAHA #Algorithm
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
our friends from Cardiology ... Cardiology cannot ... primary disturbance Cardiology ... similar where Cardiology ... #cardiology #echocardiogram