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Simplified Therapeutic Algorithm for Tachydysrhythmias

#Tachycardia #Tachydysrhythmias #Management #Treatment #Algorithm #Cardiology
Simplified Therapeutic Algorithm ... Tachydysrhythmias #Tachycardia ... Tachydysrhythmias #Management ... #Treatment #Algorithm ... #Cardiology
Simplified Diagnostic Algorithm for Tachydysrhythmias

#Tachycardia #Tachydysrhythmias #Management #Treatment #Algorithm #Cardiology #Diagnosis
Simplified Diagnostic Algorithm ... Tachydysrhythmias #Tachycardia ... Tachydysrhythmias #Management ... #Treatment #Algorithm ... #Cardiology #Diagnosis
Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina ... chest pain • ... tests in cath lab Treatment ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #management
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Cardiovascular MRI ... intolerance • Chest ... Unexplained sinus tachycardia ... cardiac death Management ... #Cardiology
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Management Principles

General Therapeutic Principles:
Reduce the congestive state 
 - Caution
Ejection Fraction: Management ... contraction and prevent tachycardia ... mimic HF as an "angina ... #Cardiology #HFpEF ... dCHF #Diastolic #Treatment
Treatment of Stable Wide-Complex Tachycardia
Regular
 • If ventricular tachycardia or uncertain rhythm:
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Treatment of Stable ... Wide-Complex Tachycardia ... If ventricular tachycardia ... #Treatment #management ... #cardiology #algorithm
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
Chest Pain / ACS ... Evaluation Algorithm ... Algorithm that ... Ask about: - Changes ... #cardiology #Angina
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
Treatment of Stable ... Narrow-Complex Tachycardia ... , junctional tachycardia ... #Treatment #management ... #cardiology #algorithm
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
Cardiology cannot ... Now consider Tachycardia ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #management #clinical ... criticalcare #foamed #treatment
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
specific questions to ask ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Unstable Angina ... change CV risk Chest ... medical and surgical management