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Aortic Stenosis - Diagnosis and Stages

Clinical Presentation
- Exertional dyspnea
- Chest pain
- Palpitations
- HF Symptoms (orthopnea, PND,
Exertional dyspnea - Chest ... Palpitations - HF ... #Stages #Management ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #Cardiology
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
More Specific Signs ... un lymphatic Diagnostic ... Chest x-ray: signs ... #heartfailure #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Bradycardia
1) First Steps: IV, O2, Monitors, ECG, Pads on patient, Crash Cart in room. Is patient
worsening brady, Signs ... AMS, SOB from CHF ... , Chest Pain • ... #bradycardia #diagnosis ... #differential #management
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Signs of poor perfusion ... Signs of congestion ... #algorithm #management ... #table #foamed ... #heartfailure #chf
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 ... change CV risk Chest ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis (2)
The case on the left shows an inspiratory and expiratory scan: the mosaic
scan: the mosaic pattern ... Signs of fibrosis ... with a mozaic pattern ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Chronic
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... May have typical HF ... Delivery • Stable ... Postpartum Period • Breast-feeding ... #management #cardiology
Increased pulmonary venous pressure is related to the pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) and can be
features on the chest ... film (Table). ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CHF #CXR #Stages ... #Findings #Signs
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
are typically able ... Cardiology cannot ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #management #clinical
Fleischner Society recommendations for follow-up of nodules
Previous chest radiographs should be reviewed to determine if the
lesion has been stable ... with a benign pattern ... definitive tissue diagnosis ... #Management #Radiology ... #CTChest #Fleischner