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Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Definitions - Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, NSTEMI, STEMI
1 STABLE ANGINA - Angina
Definitions - Stable ... STEMI 1 STABLE ... the setting of a stable ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Text: The Only EKG
Inpatient Cath Lab Indications
Cath Lab ASAP:
STEMI
NSTEMI:
1. Unstable/cardiogenic shock
2. Severe LV dysfunction or
3. Recurrent/persistent rest angina despite
Unstable/cardiogenic ... Recurrent/persistent rest ... low (1-2) risk, +ECG ... /UA: stable, TIMI ... catheterization #cardiology
High Attenuation pattern 
1. Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia with peripheral areas of ground glass opacity.
2. Sarcoid end-stage
with peripheral areas ... Sarcoid end-stage ... presenting as areas ... Pattern #Comparison #Table ... #RadiologyAssistant
Breast Discharge - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
High Prolactin + Normal TSH
 • Microprolactinoma
 • Steroid Hormone Intake
Breast Discharge ... - Differential ... Pregnancy, Breast ... • Pituitary Stalk ... Hypothyroidism #Breast
Summary table of common benign breast diseases and how to manage them. 
Fibroadenoma:
 • Most common
Summary table of ... common benign breast ... e.g. biopsy, car ... diseases #benign #differential ... surgery #causes #table
Low Attenuation pattern 
1. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM): uniform cysts in woman of child-bearing age; no history of
low attenuation areas ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Pattern #Comparison #Table ... #RadiologyAssistant
Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
Back Pain - Differential ... common: lung, breast ... common: lung, breast ... #Back #Pain #Differential ... #primarycare #table
Low Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Centrilobular emphysema: low attenuation areas without walls. Notice the centrilobular artery
low attenuation areas ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Pattern #Comparison #Table ... #RadiologyAssistant
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
Treatment of Stable ... Control rate (e.g ... underlying cause #Stable ... Treatment #management #cardiology ... #algorithm
Personality Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
• Enduring pattern of experience and behaviour that deviates from cultural
Personality Disorders - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... the following areas ... impairment in important areas ... The pattern is stable