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Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
Diagnosis and Causes ... Paraclinical assessment: EKG ... pericarditis • Rule out differential ... #Myocarditis #differential ... #cardiology #MRI
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... production to cause ... arrythmias Diagnostics: EKG ... ($$$), PET CT/MRI ... #Testing #cardiology
Deep T Wave Inversions - Differential
Normal variants 
  A. Juvenile T wave pattern
Wave Inversions - Differential ... infarction Takotsubo (stress ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Cardiology #ECG ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Approach to ECGs - Syncope Syndromes
Electrolytes
 • ↑K - brady, peak T, wide QRS, no P,
delta wave and short ... Syncope #Syndromes #ECG ... #EKG #Checklist ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... electrocardiogram #differential
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
maintained fever CAUSES ... amphetamines) Toxic: • Radiologic ... #Hyperthermia #Differential ... #Causes #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Checklist
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Shock - Management Checklist ... causing acute distress ... (no B-lines on ultrasound ... treatment for acute MI ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Focal Periphyseal Edema (FOPE lesion) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Arrows identifying the characteristic edema-like signal
lesion) - MSK Radiology ... increased local stress ... repeated follow-up MRI ... (save $$) Differential ... lesion #clinical #mri
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... infarction • Stress ... factors + oxidative stress ... ancestry, LGE on MRI
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
Using these steps ... should identify any cause ... blood gas, 12-lead ECG ... Airway #Pressure #Differential ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
is desirable, e.g ... radiation dose Ultrasound ... Combination of above MRI ... for non-calculus causes ... stones #calculus #Radiology