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Evaluation of mechanical valves of Total Artificial Heart with no contrast
This is a cardiac CT with
contrast This is a cardiac ... CT with no contrast ... #CardiacCT #CCTA ... CTS #clinical #radiology ... #cardiology
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... arrythmias Diagnostics: EKG ... SPECT ($$$), PET CT ... #Stress #Testing ... #cardiology #management
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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gallop • Abnormal ECG ... , echocardiogram ... block • Heart ... shock, sudden cardiac ... Diagnosis #Management #Cardiology
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
0.005 mSv 1 day HEART ... Tomography Angiography (CTA ... mSv 4 years - Cardiac ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #Table #Risks #Testing
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
Pericarditis on Echocardiogram ... had gained 15 kg ... to workup right-heart ... expiration not meeting ... pocus #clinical #cardiology
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
our friends from Cardiology ... cardiac output. ... Cardiology cannot ... primary disturbance Cardiology ... similar where Cardiology
Ventricular fibrillation (V-fib or VF) is when the heart quivers instead of pumps due to disorganized
VF) is when the heart ... It results in cardiac ... 10% of people in cardiac ... #Clinical #MedStudent ... #Cardiology #EKG
Ventricular tachycardia (V-tach or VT) is a type of regular and fast heart rate that arises
regular and fast heart ... ventricles of the heart ... may result in cardiac ... #Clinical #MedStudent ... #Cardiology #EKG
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome (HPS) demonstrated on Echocardiogram Bubble Study

Intra-cardiac shunt: Bubbles appear in LA quickly (within 3
demonstrated on Echocardiogram ... Study Intra-cardiac ... Intra-pulmonary shunt (this video ... noted in the right heart ... clinical #POCUS #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
exam Determine Cardiac ... indicated • EKG ... Obtain EKG if: ... one post op Cardiology ... postoperative cardiac