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Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 • Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
Acquired structural heart ... • Congenital heart ... Inherited structural heart ... Channelopathies: Long/short ... Cardiac #Arrest #cardiology
Replacement Heart Valves - Mechanical and Bioprosthetic
Mechanical Valves:
 • Ball and Cage Valves: Hufnagel Caged Ball
Replacement Heart ... Valves - Mechanical ... #Replacement #Heart ... Bioprosthetic #comparison ... table #thoracic #cardiology
Characteristic clinical manifestations of Down syndrome 
 
Typical craniofacial appearance 
 • Round face and flat
manifestations of Down syndrome ... • Brushfield spots ... • Congenital heart ... #Downs #Syndrome ... #PhysicalExam #
Relative Risk of Various Predisoosing Conditions for Infective Endocarditis 
High Risk:
 - Prosthetic valves 
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- Prosthetic valves ... Indwelling right heart ... endocarditis - Marfan syndrome ... #RiskFactors #Cardiology
Beta Blockers - Pharmacology Comparison Table
Metoprolol:
 • Receptors: β1
 • Indications: Rate control of a-fib/a-flutter, Suppression
- Pharmacology Comparison ... Acute coronary syndrome ... , Post-MI, Heart ... • Indications: Heart ... Table #Receptors #cardiology
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
• Parasternal Short-Axis ... Echocardiogram #Heart ... Orientations #Atlas #Map #Comparison ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Syncope Syndromes
Electrolytes
 • ↑K - brady, peak T, wide QRS, no P,
ECGs - Syncope Syndromes ... delta wave and short ... below), 1st degree heart ... mchlwng #Syncope #Syndromes ... Checklist #diagnosis #cardiology
How to measure Pulsus Paradoxus
 - Step 1: Take a normal manual blood pressure to determine
intermittently hear ... cuff until you hear ... Typically a value ... #instructions #cardiology ... #physicalexam
Kussmaul's Sign on Neck Physical Examination

Elderly woman with a history of myocardial revascularization surgery is hospitalized
hospitalized for heart ... failure syndrome ... left systolic heart ... Kussmauls #Sign #PhysicalExam ... #Neck #Veins #Cardiology
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Right-Sided Heart ... out Left-Sided Heart ... Cardiomyopathy - Valves ... Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology