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Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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endemic areas - 1- ... extrapulmonary cases Clinical ... involvement - CT ... or excisional biopsy ... - Detection of AFB
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Myocarditis: 1. ... agent, steroids, AC ... Myocarditis #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #summary ... #biopsy
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
) Summary Symptoms ... Cardiac: • Valvular ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... Cardioversion 1. ... #diagnosis #management
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Summary A defect ... absence of intrinsic lung ... diffusion-perfusion defect (Type 1) ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... left heart 3-6 cardiac
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... exam Determine Cardiac ... Change in clinical ... unless prior heart/lung ... medical and surgical management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Cardiomyopathy - Summary ... 1. ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... LVEDd > 6.0 cm, LV thrombus ... months before 1°