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Syncope Diagnostic Testing and Evaluation: Cost Effectiveness
Frequency obtained - Abnormal findings - Helped determine etiology of
Syncope Diagnostic ... : ECG, Telemetry ... , Brain MRI, Cardiac ... stress test - ... Effectiveness #table
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
• They must be able ... : EKG ($), ECHO ... ($$$), PET CT/MRI ... #Testing #cardiology ... #management #diagnosis
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management ... Angina Stress ... Test -> ? ... Angina #ChestPain #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #EBM
Differentiating type-I vs. type-II MI

Sorting this out is difficult, often relying heavily on clinical judgement.

A key
of physiologic stress ... give someone 500 mcg ... absence of any stressor ... The table below ... #Diagnosis #Myocardial
Pericarditis on EKG
Stage 1 - Widespread ST elevation (<5mm) and PR depression; In aVR: ST depression
Pericarditis on EKG ... segments, usually best ... seen in acute MI ... #ECG #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Myocarditis Diagnosis ... Cardiovascular MRI ... gallop • Abnormal ECG ... cardiac death Management ... #Management #Cardiology
Positive Varus Stress Test in LCL Injury

Interesting knee injury in a young basketball player who landed
Positive Varus Stress ... Test in LCL Injury ... An MRI confirmed ... injury, we are able ... collateral #ligament #msk
Diastolic Function Grading - Schematic diastolic filling patterns

I: impaired relaxation, II: moderate diastolic dysfunction (pseudonormal), III:
LV compliance), ECG ... electrocardiogram, MI ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Grades #Criteria #Table
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Definitions - Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, NSTEMI, STEMI
1 STABLE ANGINA - Angina
pain occurs at rest ... is reflected by ECG ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... GrepMed Recommended Text ... : The Only EKG Book
Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical features - Classic triad (flank pain, hematuria,
Carcinoma (RCC) - Diagnosis ... and Management ... initial test: abdominal ... CT/MRI of the thorax ... #Management #Summary