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Syncope Diagnostic Testing and Evaluation: Cost Effectiveness
Frequency obtained - Abnormal findings - Helped determine etiology of
Cost - Cost per test ... , Cardiac enzymes ... /S, EEG, Brain MRI ... , Cardiac stress ... test - Dr.
Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA) on Cardiac MRI

16 y with Syncope /differential cyanosis / clubbing - PDA
Arteriosus (PDA) on Cardiac ... MRI 16 y with ... Syncope /differential ... PDA #CardiacMRI #CMRI ... #clinical #cardiology
Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
coronary syndrome, Cardiac ... ventricular arrythmia, syncope ... Troponin Increases, Cardiac ... Diagnosis #Causes #cardiology ... #MRI
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... ($$$), PET CT/MRI ... COREIMpodcast #Cardiac ... #Stress #Testing ... #cardiology #management
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
Arrhythmias - Differential ... palpitations, dizziness, syncope ... tissue (previous MI ... #Arrhythmias #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Syncope - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neurocardiogenic:
 • Vasovagal
 • Orthostatic Hypotension
 • Autonomic Neuropathy
 • Situational (micturition,
Syncope - Differential ... • Migraine Cardiac ... Contractility: • MI ... Stenosis • Cardiac ... #Cardiology #Differential
Syncope Cost-Effectiveness Workup
Cost-effective tests for most patients: 
 • Orthostatic BP
 • ECG
 • Telemetry (if
Syncope Cost-Effectiveness ... Cost-effective tests ... cost-effective tests ... Carotid US • Brain MRI ... stress testing
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management ... Stable Angina Stress ... Test -> ? ... LMCA lesion -> Cardiac ... #Algorithm #Cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... infarction • Stress ... factors + oxidative stress ... ancestry, LGE on MRI ... #cardiology #treatment
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
exam Determine Cardiac ... test is indicated ... one post op Cardiology ... postoperative cardiac ... medical and surgical management