10 results
Syncope Diagnostic Testing and Evaluation: Cost Effectiveness
Frequency obtained - Abnormal findings - Helped determine etiology of
Syncope Diagnostic ... Testing and Evaluation ... : Cost Effectiveness ... enzymes, Head CT ... #table #comparison
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... : EKG ($), ECHO ... SPECT ($$$), PET CT ... #cardiology #management ... #diagnosis
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
mSv 4 years - Cardiac ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks #Testing
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Malignancy (e.g ... infarction • Aortic ... RA, and other CTD ... #cardiology
Pericarditis - Definition and Diagnostic Criteria
Acute Pericarditis 
 • Inflammatory pericardial syndrome to be diagnosed with
Definition and Diagnostic ... depression on ECG ... imaging technique (CT ... CMR). ... #criteria #cardiology
Aortic dissection on Cardiac CTA

This is a amazing gated CTA showing a real time cine clip
on Cardiac CTA ... made by a CT scan ... The diagnosis can ... CCTA #clinical #cardiology ... #radiology #aorta
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
indicated • EKG ... Obtain EKG if: ... risk (>5%): - Aortic ... one post op Cardiology ... stratification #diagnosis
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
- Differential Diagnosis ... Limited laboratory testing ... ., aortic insufficiency ... regurgitation • Severe aortic ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
suspected) - CT ... chest; CT abdomen ... interventional radiology ... for possible stenting ... Oncology #HemeOnc #Diagnosis
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
heart failure • Aortic ... congestion on a CXR ... experience recovery of cardiac ... Cardiomyopathy #Cardiology ... #OBGyn #Diagnosis