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Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
Consider BCx, CSF ... evaluation as 5 ... with CXR, obtain ... if findings of ... SeriousBacterialIllness #Ddxof
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation ... (+LR 2.6) - Cardiac ... History - EKG findings ... #diagnosis #Algorithm ... #cardiology #Angina
Algorithm for cardiac sarcoidosis (CS) diagnosis. A suggested algorithm for incorporating cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
sarcoidosis (CS) diagnosis ... tomography (PET) for evaluating ... CMR indicates cardiac ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Cardiology #Cardiac
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Manage acute cardiac ... Fulminant: - Acute HF ... Tamponade EKG Findings ... #Myocarditis #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
specificity for EKG findings ... is helpful in evaluating ... other causes of cardio-pulmonary ... Embolism #AcutePE #diagnosis ... #cardiology #electrocardiogram
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
un lymphatic Diagnostic ... → no signs of CXR ... Consider cardiac ... #heartfailure #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Type A Aortic Dissection on Cardiac MRI

An unexpected finding... Resonance for evaluation and differential diagnosis of
Dissection on Cardiac ... An unexpected finding ... Resonance for evaluation ... and differential diagnosis ... CardiacMRI #clinical #cardiology
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is the result of insufficient output because of cardiac failure, high resistance
output because of cardiac ... results in decreased cardiac ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CHF #CXR #Features ... #Findings #Diagram
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Some exam findings ... are excellent at evaluating ... Cardiac cath if ... algorithm #management #cardiology ... #heartfailure #chf
Quincke's Pulse in a patient with a normal echocardiogram (non-valvular)

A 70 y/o man presents with new
A physical finding ... confirm high-output HF ... Workup for cause ... AorticRegurgitation #Diagnosis ... Fingernails #Nailbed #Cardiology