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Cardiac Event Monitors
 • Holter Monitor - Records every heart beat for 24-48 hours
 • Loop/Event
patient triggered events ... Loop recorder - Long ... patient triggered events ... Monitors #heart #cardiology ... telemetry #devices #comparison
Cardiac Event Monitoring Devices - Compared
Ambulatory ECG (Hotter):
 • Advantages: Continuous recording, records asx events, all
Cardiac Event Monitoring ... recording, records asx events ... Advantages: Continuous long ... Monitoring #Devices #Comparison ... #cardiology #management
The first three letters refer to chamber paced, chamber sensed, and response to sensed events. The
response to sensed events ... #Cardiology #PPM ... Pacemaker #LetterCode #Coding
The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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result in decreased lung ... - Emphysema - Lung ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... LowAttenuation #Differential ... #Diagram #Comparison
Differential Diagnosis of Syncope
First, is it syncope? History is very important for distinguishing syncope from other
Differential Diagnosis ... precipitating events ... Sycope #Causes #Differential ... #Algorithm #Ddxof
The timing of various hemodynamic and related events during the cardiac cycle

#CardiacCycle #Stages #Systole #Diastole #HeardSounds
hemodynamic and related events ... during the cardiac ... Pathophysiology #Cardiology
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Pleural Effusion - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pneumonectomy • Trapped lung ... syndrome • Protein-losing ... Pulmonary #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Pharmacotherapy for Smoking Cessation - Table of Short and Long-Acting Agents:

Long Acting: Nicotine Patch, Buproprion, Varenicline
Short
Table of Short and Long-Acting ... Agents: Long Acting ... Cessation #Therapy #Comparison ... #Table #Agents ... #Dosing
Pacemaker Operating Modes
1 - Chamber paced
     A (atrium), V (ventricle), D (dual/both)
2
Response to sensed events ... response to sensed event ... response to sensed events ... depolarization during ... Pacing #settings #cardiology
Primary Bone Tumors - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 

Metastatic - Most common tumour in adults
 - Breast
Bone Tumors - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... - Thyroid - Lung ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... Causes #Oncology #Radiology