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Pericardial Tamponade
Beck's Triad 
1. Hypotension 
2. Jugular venous distension 
3. Muffled heart sounds 
Patient will be
Pericardial Tamponade ... paradoxus - ECG ... collapse of RV - Treatment ... #Pericardial #Cardiac ... Triad #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Case – 26M with no medical history presents with chest pain and palpitations. He states that
second most common cause ... of sudden cardiac ... death in young ... #Clinical #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG #ARVD
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Cardiac Tamponade ... , e.g. central line ... pericardiocentesis kit (eg ... thoracotomy is a better treatment ... Plan definitive management
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Pericarditis, Tamponade ... EKG Findings: ... Low voltage Treatment ... Myocarditis #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #summary
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
be divided into cardiac ... syncope, e.g., ... further guide management ... and an initial ECG ... The treatment strategy
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
trolley and 12-lead ECG ... CM5 continuous ECG ... Obtain a 12-lead ECG ... consultation with cardiology ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... production to cause ... arrythmias Diagnostics: EKG ... Stress #Testing #cardiology ... #management #diagnosis
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
and positioning (e.g ... consider: o Cardiac ... tamponade → 3-9 ... (eg steroid dependency ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
Treatment of Stable ... Control rate (e.g ... Treat underlying cause ... Control rate (e.g ... #management #cardiology
Congenital Long QT Syndrome: Illness Script

Who?
 - Kids or young adults, usually < 30
 - high
- Kids or young ... misdiagnosed) - Sudden cardiac ... **Get baseline EKG ... family history) Treatment ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Cardiology