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Mechanical Complications in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Acute LV/RV Dysfunction:
 • Regional wall motion, systolic and diastolic function,
chamber size and valvular ... • Typically anterior ... anteroapical (anterior ... frequently with anterior ... #cardiology #differential
Medial Meniscus Bucket Handle Tear - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Truncation of the medial meniscus on
Radiology Imaging ... red zone of the vascular ... Differential diagnosis ... BucketHandle #Tear #knee #mri ... #clinical #Radiology
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Angiography or Cardiac ... multiple coronary vascular ... attributable to acute ... Embolism #diagnosis #differential ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Culture (+): Acute ... : • New cardiac ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Osteochondral Lesion of the Talus - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Typical location of the osteochondral defect
Radiology Imaging ... injury: used for acute ... deep to lesion Differential ... Lesion #clinical #mri ... #clinical #Radiology
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Chest x-ray: signs ... (Sens. 81% for acute ... Consider cardiac ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #pharmacology
Right Heart Catheterization - Pulmonary Artery Pressures and Calculations
PULMONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE = (meanPAP-PCWP) / CO
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Calculations PULMONARY VASCULAR ... MI • PAPi < 1.85 ... SYSTEMIC VASCULAR ... CARDIAC POWER OUTPUT ... catheter #diagnosis #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... or dilated) • Valvular ... ancestry, LGE on MRI ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... #cardiology #treatment
CARDIAC RIND Mnemonic for Causes of Pericarditis

C - Collagen vascular disease - SLE, RA, Scleroderma, Vasculitis,
CARDIAC RIND Mnemonic ... C - Collagen vascular ... Histoplasmosis A - Acute ... #Pericarditis #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
exam Determine Cardiac ... - Peripheral vascular ... one post op Cardiology ... postoperative cardiac ... medical and surgical management