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Syncope Diagnostic Testing and Evaluation: Cost Effectiveness
Frequency obtained - Abnormal findings - Helped determine etiology of
Syncope Diagnostic ... - Cost per test ... , Brain MRI, Cardiac ... stress test - ... Effectiveness #table
Syncope Cost-Effectiveness Workup
Cost-effective tests for most patients: 
 • Orthostatic BP
 • ECG
 • Telemetry (if
tests for most ... Carotid US • Brain MRI ... • EEG • Cardiac ... stress testing ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Syncope #diagnosis
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... • They must be able ... : EKG ($), ECHO ... ($$$), PET CT/MRI ... #cardiology #management
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
EKG in Acute Pulmonary ... other causes of cardio-pulmonary ... in relation to ECG ... #EKG #Pulmonary ... Embolism #AcutePE #diagnosis
Diastolic Function Grading - Schematic diastolic filling patterns

I: impaired relaxation, II: moderate diastolic dysfunction (pseudonormal), III:
LV compliance), ECG ... electrocardiogram, MI ... atrium, PASP: pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Grades #Criteria #Table
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
Angina Stress ... Test -> ? ... LMCA lesion -> Cardiac ... Angina #ChestPain #Diagnosis ... Management #Algorithm #Cardiology
Interpreting Right Heart Catheterizations

Always interpret a RHC based on the indication for getting the test. This
for getting the test ... Pre-capillary, Post-capillary ... What is the cardiac ... Catheterization #RHC #diagnosis ... #cardiology
Cardiac Findings in Sarcoidosis
Most Commonly Affected Sites:
 - LV free wall (esp. basal posterior wall)
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in Sarcoidosis Most ... dysfunction or pulmonary ... - Effusion ECG ... #Sarcoidosis #Cardiology ... #Involvement #diagnosis
Inpatient Cath Lab Indications
Cath Lab ASAP:
STEMI
NSTEMI:
1. Unstable/cardiogenic shock
2. Severe LV dysfunction or
3. Recurrent/persistent rest angina despite
New/worsening MR ... low (1-2) risk, +ECG ... Rx: NSTEMI/UA: stable ... #Indications #Cardiac ... catheterization #cardiology
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Cardiac ... Heart Failure (Most ... Acute Respiratory Distress ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology