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Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Myocarditis Diagnosis ... intolerance • Chest ... summation gallop • Abnormal ... ECG, echocardiogram ... #Management #Cardiology
Differential diagnosis of Lymphangitic Carcinomatosis. 
On the left multiple diseases showing septal thickening:
1. Lymphangitic carcinomatosis: irregular
Differential diagnosis ... secondary lobules with normal ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #Differential #Comparison ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
Recurrent anginal chest ... • Normal exercise ... changes on tele/ECG ... Prinzmetal #Angina #cardiology ... #diagnosis #management
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
symptoms may include chest ... CM5 continuous ECG ... consultation with cardiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Evaluation - Chest ... - Infectious workup ... Pyridostigmine - New diagnosis ... secretions (e.g ... MyastheniaGravis #Checklist #Management
Intraoperative  Bradycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Bradycardia in theatre should not be treated as
Breathing • Check chest ... known drug causes (eg ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup ... #Cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
event, follow ACC algorithm ... Obtain EKG if: ... one post op Cardiology ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
simply a clinical diagnosis ... ECG is vital while ... transitioning to oral ... #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment
It can be difficult to distinguish these three entities.
There are two diagnostic hints for further differentiation:
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There are two diagnostic ... black' lung is abnormal ... #CTChest #MosaicAttenuation ... #Attenuation #Comparison ... #RadiologyAssistant
Essential Thrombocythemia (ET)
ET is a chronic myeloproliferative neoplasm. Most cases are related to mutations that affect
lightheadedness, atypical chest ... Splenomegaly Diagnosis ... are usually near-normal ... • Treatment algorithms ... #management #hematology