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Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... arrythmias Diagnostics: EKG ... MRI ($$$$) CORE IM ... #Stress #Testing ... #cardiology #management
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Manage acute cardiac ... Pericarditis, Tamponade EKG ... Low voltage Treatment ... Myocarditis #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #summary
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Diagnosis and Management ... Summary • Hypotension ... telemetry, 12-Lead EKG ... Anaphylactic >> IM ... #treatment #workup
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
disease • Cardiac ... Pulse deficit/differential ... deficit • Shock Treatment ... reduce aortic wall stress ... Dissection #diagnosis #management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Cardiomyopathy - Summary ... Differential Diagnosis ... infarction • Stress ... factors + oxidative stress ... #cardiology #treatment
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Summary Lung ... Aeruginosa - Strep ... Lung Abscess Differential ... • Vasculitis (e.g ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
Complexes (PVC's) - Summary ... manifestation of cardiac ... 300 = NSVT EKG ... more intensive treatment ... #cardiology
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Syndromes - OnePager Summary ... (UPC) ratio • Cardiac ... recent DAN) • EMG ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Endocarditis Summary ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
ECG is vital while ... Cardiac cath if ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment