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Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
Chest Pain / ACS ... Ask about: - Changes ... - History - EKG ... ACS #Evaluation #diagnosis ... #Algorithm #cardiology
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
Septal (V1-2) • Anterior ... proportional to heart ... @AmyChung #EKG ... Electrocardiogram #cardiology ... #diagnosis #system
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
segment at (or 40-60 ms ... accompanied by chest ... accompanied by chest ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #differential #cardiology
Differential diagnosis of Lymphangitic Carcinomatosis. 
On the left multiple diseases showing septal thickening:
1. Lymphangitic carcinomatosis: irregular
Differential diagnosis ... alveoli, enlarged heart ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... Differential #Comparison #Table
Pulmonary Embolism on ECG 

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
's female with chest ... Triage EKG (no prior ... Differential/diagnosis ... inversions V1-V4 plus inferior ... #clinical #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... indicated • EKG ... Obtain EKG if: ... Intraabdominal - Orthopedic ... stratification #diagnosis
Right Heart Catheterization - Pulmonary Artery Pressures and Calculations
PULMONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE = (meanPAP-PCWP) / CO
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Right Heart Catheterization ... in-hospital mortality in inferior ... Ahmed Ghoneem, MD MSc ... artery #catheter #diagnosis ... #cardiology #swanganz
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
listed in the table ... vascular diseases (e.g ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
Graphic representation of transthoracic echocardiographic parameters in the assessment of right ventricular pressure overload. A′ = peak late
RiHTh = right heart ... acceleration time of pulmonary ... ejection ms and ... Transthoracic #Diagnosis ... RightVentricular #Cardiology
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
(e.g. incidental ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... papules, nodules; anterior ... /posterior MSK, ... heart (2-5%), liver