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Inherited Arrhythmia Syndromes
Entity - Prevalence / Incidence - Diagnosis - Arrhythmic Presentation - Management
 • Long
/ Incidence - Diagnosis ... - Management ... Normal Heart • Short ... clinical #cardiology #diagnosis ... #management #table
Algorithm for the Management of Ventricular Tachycardia Electrical Storm
ES diagnosed (≥ 3 episodes of VT/ICD therapies
Algorithm for the Management ... Electrical Storm ES diagnosed ... not terminating arrhythmia ... cardioversion Stable ... #VTach #diagnosis
Shock and Vasoactive Drugs 
1) Determine type and etiology of shock
 • Distributive: Sepsis, Anaphylaxis, Neurogenic
), Ventricular Arrhythmias ... #inopressors #diagnosis ... #management #comparison ... #table
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
• They must be able ... with ventricular arrythmias ... Diagnostics: EKG ... Testing #cardiology #management ... #diagnosis
Pulmonary Embolism - Risk Stratification and Prognostication based on scores and clinical features

 • Bova score
Prognostication based on scores ... Hemodynamics (Stable ... prognostication #diagnosis ... #management #stratification
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis ... and Management ... , bradycardia, arrhythmias ... Elimination (see Table ... dose PRN (ongoing arrhythmia
Shock Classification
Shock Definition: State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
thyrotoxicosis • Arrhythmic ... Classification #Types #diagnosis ... #management #cold ... warm #wet #dry #table
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
• Weakness: Starts ... labile BP and arrythmias ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... Barre #Syndrome #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... shock and severe arrhythmias ... Delivery • Stable ... should be done on diagnosis ... Cardiomyopathy #diagnosis
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Self-limiting, chronic but stable ... disturbances, arrhythmias ... #Management #Signs