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Vasopressors Table 
Rough properties by Target Receptor, Heart Rate/Inotropy, Systemic Vascular Resistance, Cardiac Output, Blood Pressure,
Vasopressors Table ... Vascular Resistance, Cardiac ... Dobutamine 2-20 mcg ... Vasopressors #Properties #Table ... Pharmacology #Effect #Management
Coverage of common antibiotics used in the hospital

For empiric coverage, first define the type of infection,
prior resistance. e.g ... VRE. etc) and allergy ... ampicillin #management ... pharmacology #table
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
•
gallop • Abnormal ECG ... shock, sudden cardiac ... death Management ... Myocarditis #Diagnosis #Management ... #Cardiology
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... • They must be able ... arrythmias Diagnostics: EKG ... Stress #Testing #cardiology ... #management #diagnosis
Cardiac Event Monitoring Devices - Compared
Ambulatory ECG (Hotter):
 • Advantages: Continuous recording, records asx events, all
Cardiac Event Monitoring ... Compared Ambulatory ECG ... events, all (most) ECG ... Devices #Comparison #cardiology ... #management #holter
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management ... LMCA lesion -> Cardiac ... evaluation or management ... ChestPain #Diagnosis #Management ... #Algorithm #Cardiology
Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
Cardiac Amyloid ... , Symptoms and Management ... despite hx HTN) EKG ... #Amyloidosis #Cardiac ... Signs #Symptoms #Cardiology
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
trolley and 12-lead ECG ... CM5 continuous ECG ... Obtain a 12-lead ECG ... consultation with cardiology ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Inpatient Cath Lab Indications
Cath Lab ASAP:
STEMI
NSTEMI:
1. Unstable/cardiogenic shock
2. Severe LV dysfunction or
3. Recurrent/persistent rest angina despite
low (1-2) risk, +ECG ... Rx: NSTEMI/UA: stable ... #Indications #Cardiac ... catheterization #cardiology
Additional Modalities for Workup of GI Bleed (Other than EGD + Colonoscopy)

Pill endoscopy
 • Able to
Non-therapeutic, contrast allergy ... Non-therapeutic, contrast allergy ... Invasive, contrast allergy ... Deep Enteroscopy (e.g ... Bleed #GIBleed #management