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

Source:  Does This
Acute Coronary Syndrome ... : The Rational Clinical ... EBM #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #ACS #AcuteCoronarySyndrome ... #Symptoms #Signs
Acute Coronary Syndrome - Diagnostic Likelihood Ratios for Symptoms and Physical Examination. Source: Fanaroff AC, Rymer
Likelihood Ratios for Symptoms ... Source: Fanaroff AC ... : The Rational Clinical ... EBM #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #ACS #AcuteCoronarySyndrome
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
Leukostasis: • Pathophysiology ... high WBC count cause ... , dyspnea, +/- CXR ... have fever - ACS ... : • Pathophysiology
2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA Focused Update of the 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A
2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA ... American College of Cardiology ... Task Force on Clinical ... America #HFrEF #HeartFailure ... guideline #ACCAHA2017 #cardiology
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Heart Failure Pathophysiology ... improvement in symptoms ... composite endpoint of all-cause ... deficiency #CHF #HFrEF #heartfailure ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Cardiovascular Causes ... Myocarditis - CAD/ACS ... Tamponade Pulmonary Causes ... Costochondritis - Tietze syndrome ... #Cardiology
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
American College of Cardiology ... through D of the ACC ... But now the ACC/ ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... CHF #Congestive #HeartFailure
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
Guidelines: • ACC ... order to alleviate symptoms ... deficiency #CHF #HFrEF #heartfailure ... management #algorithm #cardiology
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
with a stable symptom ... acute coronary syndrome ... (ACS) evaluation ... Management #Algorithm #Cardiology
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
In the proper clinical ... long standing symptoms ... lobar pneumonia caused ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #AirBronchogram