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Evaluation of mechanical valves of Total Artificial Heart with no contrast
This is a cardiac CT with
Evaluation of mechanical ... avoided due to acute ... #CardiacCT #CCTA ... CTS #clinical #radiology ... #cardiology
POCUS Pearls for Tamponade
- Pericardial Effusion
- Diastolic Right Ventricular Collapse
- Systolic Right Atrial Collapse
- Plethoric Inferior
Inferior Vena Cava ... #Cardiac #Tamponade ... POCUS #Diagnosis #Evaluation ... #Cardiology #Effusion
POCUS Pearls for Tamponade
- Pericardial Effusion
- Diastolic Right Ventricular Collapse
- Systolic Right Atrial Collapse
- Plethoric Inferior
Inferior Vena Cava ... @SAlerhand #Cardiac ... POCUS #Diagnosis #Evaluation ... #Cardiology #Effusion
Causes of acute heart failure
 - Acute pressure overload (increased afterload, mechanical flow obstruction) 
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Causes of acute ... heart failure - ... impairment - Cardiac ... #Heart #Failure ... Causes #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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History and Exam Acute ... life-threatening causes: • Acute ... Pulmonary embolism • Cardiac ... Serial troponin; HEART ... score for PE • CTA
Right Heart Cath - Normal Cardiac Pressures

Right Atrial Pressure (RAP) or Central Venous Pressure (CVP)
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Right Heart Cath ... - Normal Cardiac ... Venous Pressure (CVP ... #Cath #Cardiac ... Pressures #RHC #cardiology
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation ... classification, and the HEART ... (+LR 2.6) - Cardiac ... factors Calculate a HEART ... diagnosis #Algorithm #cardiology
Myocardial Injury Classification
Chronic myocardial injury: Chronic heart failure, Cardiomyopathy, Hypertension, CKD/ESRD
Acute nonischemic myocardial injury:
 - Primary
injury: Chronic heart ... injury: - Primary cardiac ... heart failure ... - Primary non-cardiac ... Classification #diagnosis #cardiology
Cardiac Transplant Complications Timeline
First 30 days: Primary Graft failure
6 mo-1 year: Opportunistic infections
1-5 years: Acute allograft
Cardiac Transplant ... infections 1-5 years: Acute ... BrighamMedRes #Cardiac ... Complications #Timeline #Heart ... #allograft #cardiology
HEART Score – A Tool For the ED The HEART score is an excellent tool that
with possible Acute ... admission for further workup ... Major Adverse Cardiac ... www.mdcalc.com/heart-score-major-cardiac-events ... Diagnosis #Management #Cardiology