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Acute Coronary Syndrome - Diagnostic Likelihood Ratios for Symptoms and Physical Examination. 

Source:  Does This
This Patient With Chest ... #EBM #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #ACS ... #Signs #LikelihoodRatios ... Atypical #ChestPain #Cardiac
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
Chest Pain / ACS ... (+LR 2.6) - Cardiac ... #Evaluation #diagnosis ... #Algorithm #cardiology ... #Angina
Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
younger than other ACS ... • Vascular smooth ... chest pain • ... troponin elevation Diagnosis ... #cardiology #diagnosis
COVID-19 Patterns of Lung Findings on Chest CT
1. Reverse Halo Sign
2. ARDS
3. Crazy-Paving Pattern
4. Bilateral Peripheral
CT 1. ... Reverse Halo Sign ... Vascular Enlargement ... Pulmonary #ChestCT #radiology ... #CTChest #diagnosis
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
LMCA lesion -> Cardiac ... with a stable symptom ... coronary syndrome (ACS ... #ChestPain #Diagnosis ... Management #Algorithm #Cardiology
Acute Coronary Syndrome - Diagnostic Likelihood Ratios for Symptoms and Physical Examination. Source: Fanaroff AC, Rymer
Likelihood Ratios for Symptoms ... This Patient With Chest ... #EBM #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #ACS ... Atypical #ChestPain #Cardiac
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Typical symptoms ... Less Typical Symptoms ... Chest x-ray: signs ... Consider cardiac ... #management #cardiology
SCAI Pyramid of Cardiogenic Shock Classification
E - Extremis - A patient experiencing cardiac arrest with ongoing
patient experiencing cardiac ... currently experiencing signs ... or symptoms of ... Classification #ABCDEs #diagnosis ... #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
exam Determine Cardiac ... dependent DM ACS ... one post op Cardiology ... Unstable Angina ... stratification #diagnosis
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
is unconscious, signs ... is conscious, symptoms ... may include chest ... consultation with cardiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis