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POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
of Cardiac Views ... • Parasternal Short-Axis ... Echocardiogram #Heart ... Orientations #Atlas #Map #Comparison ... #Cardiology
Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 • Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
Causes of Sudden Cardiac ... • Congenital heart ... /short QT syndromes ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Cardiac ... #Arrest #cardiology
Cardiac Event Monitors
 • Holter Monitor - Records every heart beat for 24-48 hours
 • Loop/Event
Cardiac Event Monitors ... Loop recorder - Long ... #cardiology #telemetry ... #devices #comparison ... #table
Medications Used in Congestive Heart Failure

In CHF, the heart is failing as a pump; cardiac output
failing as a pump; cardiac ... congestion the lungs ... designed to increase cardiac ... output on a short-term ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Cardiac Event Monitoring Devices - Compared
Ambulatory ECG (Hotter):
 • Advantages: Continuous recording, records asx events, all
Cardiac Event Monitoring ... Disadvantages: Short ... Advantages: Continuous long ... Monitoring #Devices #Comparison ... #cardiology #management
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
dental procedure • Cardiac ... verrucous) • Lung ... : • New cardiac ... nodes • Roth’s spots ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Inherited Arrhythmia Syndromes
Entity - Prevalence / Incidence - Diagnosis - Arrhythmic Presentation - Management
 • Long
Management • Long ... • Progressive Cardiac ... Structurally Normal Heart ... Syndromes #clinical #cardiology ... diagnosis #management #table
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Tomography (CT) — Lung ... 0.005 mSv 1 day HEART ... mSv 4 years - Cardiac ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks #
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
exam Determine Cardiac ... a) Ischemic heart ... one post op Cardiology ... /lung issues • ... postoperative cardiac
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Decompensated Heart ... importantly, bedside ultrasound ... Cardiac cath if ... algorithm #management #cardiology ... #treatment #table