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Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
troponin elevation Diagnosis ... perform provocative tests ... in cath lab Treatment ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #management
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Definitions - Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, NSTEMI, STEMI
1 STABLE ANGINA - Angina
at rest or progresses ... rapidly over a short ... changes and a rise ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... GrepMed Recommended Text
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
with Stable Angina ... Stress Test ... #ChestPain #Diagnosis ... #Management #Algorithm ... #Cardiology #EBM
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
Ask about: - Changes ... 2.6) - Cardiac risk ... ACS #Evaluation #diagnosis ... #Algorithm #cardiology ... #Angina
First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
and COPD The diagnosis ... to respiratory risk ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Differences #Algorithm ... #Treatment
The algorithm below shows how pre-test probability could be combined with various criteria to determine which
The algorithm below ... nephrotoxicity from a short ... course of treatment ... provide empiric treatment ... is proposed: #Management
Medical Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Initial medical treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Medical Treatment ... Algorithm for Chronic ... and exacerbation risk ... COPD assessment test ... #Algorithm #Management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
event, follow ACC algorithm ... determine if stress test ... Unstable Angina ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Algorithm Polycythemia ... that a one-off value ... circulation = risk ... Best to have an ... #Algorithm #workup
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
to be in ADHF starts ... & Dry) is the treatment ... & Dry” is the treatment ... #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment