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Syncope Diagnostic Testing and Evaluation: Cost Effectiveness
Frequency obtained - Abnormal findings - Helped determine etiology of
ECG, Telemetry, Cardiac ... EEG, Brain MRI, Cardiac ... stress test - ... Syncope #diagnosis #workup ... Effectiveness #table #comparison
Cardiac Event Monitors - Heart Monitor Comparison
 - Holter - 24-48 hrs
Heart Monitor Comparison ... Event #Monitors #Comparison ... #cardiac #cardiology ... #holter #cardiology ... #management #selection
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... COREIMpodcast #Cardiac ... #Stress #Testing ... #cardiology #management
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management ... Stable Angina Stress ... LMCA lesion -> Cardiac ... evaluation or management ... #Algorithm #Cardiology
Cardiac Event Monitoring Devices - Compared
Ambulatory ECG (Hotter):
 • Advantages: Continuous recording, records asx events, all
Cardiac Event Monitoring ... NUIM_Chiefs #Cardiac ... Monitoring #Devices #Comparison ... #cardiology #management
Mechanical Cardiac Support Devices Compared
Cannula Size - Insertion Technique - Haemodynarnic Support
IABP:
 • Afterload: Reduced
 •
Mechanical Cardiac ... #Mechanical #Cardiac ... Support #Devices #Comparison ... #cardiology #management
Cardiomyopathies 

Manifestations of cardiomyopathy (CM) range from microscopic alterations in cardiac myocytes to fulminant Heart Failure
alterations in cardiac ... accumulation, & cardiac ... Myocarditis • Stress ... Cardiomyopathies #cardiology ... #diagnosis #differential
HFNC compared to NIV
HFNC:
- Comfort - Higher comfort  Eating, drinking and speaking less impaired 
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- Reduction of cardiac ... Skin breakdown/ sores ... NIPPV #bipap #comparison ... #management
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Intraoperative Cardiac ... unconscious, signs of cardiac ... consultation with cardiology ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
HEART Score – A Tool For the ED The HEART score is an excellent tool that
admission for further workup ... Major Adverse Cardiac ... heart-score-major-cardiac-events ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Cardiology #HEART