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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
Pericarditis - Definition and Diagnostic Criteria
Acute Pericarditis 
 • Inflammatory pericardial syndrome to be diagnosed with
Definition and Diagnostic ... Criteria Acute ... depression on ECG ... imaging technique (CT ... #criteria #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: ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
dental procedure • Cardiac ... : • New cardiac ... -> TEE • Duke Criteria ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... #management #cardiology
Purpose: We sought to develop a patient decision aid to promote shared decision-making for patients who
have no serious diagnosis ... natural frequency (e.g ... #Management #PatientInfo ... #Cardiology #EM ... Syncope #LowRisk #DecisionAid
If the patient has a HEART Score of 0-3 and a negative initial troponin, have a
troponin test and ECG ... for provocative testing ... Obtain an ECG at ... #Management #PatientInfo ... LowRisk #Percent3 #DecisionAid