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Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
Treatment of Stable ... pulmonary disease or CHF ... cause #Stable ... Tachycardia #Treatment #management ... #cardiology #algorithm
Stages in the development of HF and recommended therapy by stage. ACEI indicates angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor;
recommended therapy by stage ... inhibitor; AF, atrial ... #CHF #Congestive ... Stages #ACCAHA #Algorithm ... #Management #Cardiology
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Management Principles

General Therapeutic Principles:
Reduce the congestive state 
 - Caution
Ejection Fraction: Management ... the congestive state ... relevant Maintain atrial ... sinus rhythm in atrial ... #Cardiology #HFpEF
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
May have typical HF ... Delivery • Stable ... Postpartum Period • Breast-feeding ... Avoid ARBs • ICD ... #cardiology #treatment
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Decompensated HF ... Ablation therapy East-AFNET ... rhythm control with early ... AFib #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND)

Definition:
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive disorders categories:
• Asymptomatic neurocognitive impairment
• Mild neurocognitive impairment
• HIV dementia

Pathophysiology:
HIV frequently
impairment • Mild ... the CNS in the early ... Encephalopathy Triad ... : • Increased CSF ... volume • Patchy areas
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
disease b) CHF ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Stable patients ... one post op Cardiology ... medical and surgical management
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
are typically able ... advising us to treat ... vessels, or acutely ill ... #diagnosis #management ... l#foamed #algorithm
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
are typically able ... advising us to treat ... vessels, or acutely ill ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #management #clinical