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Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Definitions - Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, NSTEMI, STEMI
1 STABLE ANGINA - Angina
Coronary Syndrome (ACS ... thrombus formation causes ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #ACS #Unstable ... : The Only EKG Book
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
Chest Pain / ACS ... to identifying ACS ... (+LR 2.6) - Cardiac ... - History - EKG ... #ChestPain #ACS
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
Angina Stress Test ... LMCA lesion -> Cardiac ... Catheterization ... coronary syndrome (ACS ... Angina #ChestPain #Diagnosis
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Ab to AChR blocks ... dystrophy - Brain stem ... Serologic and EMG ... /Edrophonium test ... Labs: - AchR antibodies
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
dependent DM ACS ... event, follow ACC ... determine if stress test ... indication of AC ... • <12mo since ACS
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential Diagnosis ... tests before beginning ... perfusion - Cardiac ... failure - Low cardiac ... lactate and can act
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... • Avoid ARB/ACE-I ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... ., ACE/ARB) need ... #management #cardiology
Hyperthermic Toxidromes
Five toxidromes may present with overlapping features: hyperthermia, rhabdomyolysis, altered mental status/seizures.
 • Sympathomimetic -
of muscarinic Ach ... in the CNS, on cardiac ... dopamine blockers (e.g ... pharmacogenetic disease caused ... comparison #table #diagnosis