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Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
Ask about: - Changes ... physical activity - Nausea ... (+LR 2.6) - Cardiac ... - History - EKG ... diagnosis #Algorithm #cardiology
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Framework NCPE Pathophysiology ... Causes include: ... lack of acute cardiac ... level <100 pg/ml EKG ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
 •
Glucose/Temp • ACS ... Hyperkalemia Pulmonary ... Bradycardia Cardiac ... syndrome • Post cardiac ... #cardiology #BRADI
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
neuroexam - Oral ... indicated • EKG ... Obtain EKG if: ... one post op Cardiology ... • <12mo since ACS
Right Heart Catheterization - Pulmonary Artery Pressures and Calculations
PULMONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE = (meanPAP-PCWP) / CO
 •
have a low or normal ... CARDIAC POWER OUTPUT ... cardiac output estimates ... Ahmed Ghoneem, MD MSc ... catheter #diagnosis #cardiology
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
survival is 93-95% Pathophysiology ... mediators such as ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... neuropathy or cardiac ... anterior/posterior MSK
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... sx overlap with normal ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
On a chest film only the outer contours of the heart are seen.
In many cases we
heart figure is normal ... sometimes be seen as ... Enlargement will cause ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... Atrium #Ventricle #Cardiac
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
with presence of pulmonary ... ECG is vital while ... Cardiac cath if ... the determined cause ... algorithm #management #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
Presentation: • Mimics normal ... dysfunction • Pulmonary ... Rule out other causes ... experience recovery of cardiac ... Cardiomyopathy #Cardiology