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Inpatient Cath Lab Indications
Cath Lab ASAP:
STEMI
NSTEMI:
1. Unstable/cardiogenic shock
2. Severe LV dysfunction or
3. Recurrent/persistent rest angina despite
Cath Lab ASAP: STEMI ... New/worsening MR ... low (1-2) risk, +ECG ... #Inpatient #CathLab ... catheterization #cardiology
Lumbar Neural Foraminal Stenosis Grading 
  - Normal - No fat effacement, Keyhole appearance
Neural Foraminal Stenosis ... - Moderate - Near ... Lumbar #Spinal #Stenosis ... Foraminal #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #MSK #MRI
Focal Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy on Ventriculogram Angiography 

55 year old, severe chest pain after death of close
Angiography 55 year ... close relative, ECG ... diagnosis was STEMI ... Angiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #cathlab #fluoroscopy
Lumbar Central Canal Stenosis Grading 
  - Normal - No CSF effacement 
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Central Canal Stenosis ... nerve roots with near ... Central #Spinal #Stenosis ... Classification #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #MSK #MRI
Lumbar stenosis guide we created to implement consistent radiology reporting across our multi-hospital network. 
Lumbar Central
implement consistent radiology ... nerve roots with near ... - Moderate - Near ... Foraminal #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #MSK #MRI
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
Approach to ECGs ... - Ischemia MI ... no pain - LAD stenosis ... early inferior MI ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
Left Main Coronary Artery Thrombus seen on Angiography

“Mother of all coronary thrombi”.  55 year old
thrombi”. 55 year ... Anterior wall STEMI ... Cardiogenic shock, ECG ... LMCA #Angiogram #CathLab ... #clinical #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
specific questions to ask ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... echo in the last year ... one post op Cardiology ... Severe Aortic stenosis
Tenosynovitis of the peroneal tendons due to hypertrophic peroneal tubercle
Imaging Findings:
 • Large volume ofT2-hyperintense fluid
and result in stenosis ... dislocation or tear ... tubercle #clinical #mri ... #clinical #Radiology ... #diagnosis #msk