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Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
Evaluation Algorithm ... 2.6) - Cardiac risk ... - History - EKG ... #Evaluation #diagnosis ... #Algorithm #cardiology
Approach to the Hypercoagulable State
Arterial thromboembolism
→ Cardiac rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging
→ Test for APS, particularly
Vascular imaging → Test ... are not a major risk ... • Provoked (e.g ... #hematology #diagnosis ... #algorithm #hematology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
event, follow ACC ... if stress test ... indication of AC ... one post op Cardiology ... #diagnosis
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
Angina Stress Test ... coronary syndrome (ACS ... ) evaluation or ... Angina #ChestPain #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #EBM
Algorithm for choosing the appropriate candidate for stress testing in patients with suspected coronary artery disease
Algorithm for choosing ... Shows the diagnosis ... and risk stratification ... it is based on ACC ... guidelines for the evaluation
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Definitions - Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, NSTEMI, STEMI
1 STABLE ANGINA - Angina
Coronary Syndrome (ACS ... changes and a rise ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #ACS #Unstable ... : The Only EKG Book
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... with Cardio-OB team ... multi-disciplinary team ... with Cardio-OB team ... #management #cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
had gained 15 kg ... echocardiogram to workup ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... Echocardiogram #a4c ... pocus #clinical #cardiology
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
pre-existing history or risk ... Inform theatre team ... consultation with cardiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
A possible diagnostic algorithm for pulmonary embolism in pregnancy (equipose)

Given the variability in guidelines and equipoise
A possible diagnostic ... algorithm for pulmonary ... the benefits and risks ... OBGyn #Obstetrics #Radiology ... VTE #Pregnancy #Workup