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Atrial Fibrillation - Diagnosis, Causes, Presentations
Causes (PIRATES):
 - Pulmonary embolism 
 - Ischemia (cardiac) 
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(PIRATES): - Pulmonary ... - Ischemia (cardiac ... withdrawal ("holiday heart ... Mnemonic #PIRATES #Emergency ... #Cardiology
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
consolidation is pulmonary ... have an acute cardiac ... , may have non-cardiac ... pulmonary edema ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Right Heart Cath - Normal Cardiac Pressures

Right Atrial Pressure (RAP) or Central Venous Pressure (CVP)
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Right Heart Cath ... - Normal Cardiac ... #Cath #Cardiac ... Pressures #RHC #cardiology ... #diagnosis
Gadolinium Enhancement Patterns in Ischemic and Non-Ischemic Cardiomyopathies
Ischemic:
 • Subendocardial Infarct
 • Transmural Infarct
Non-Ischemic:
 • Mid-wall
e.g.congenital heart ... disease, pulmonary ... sclerosis, post-cardiac ... cardiomyopathy #diagnosis ... #cardiology #radiology
How should the modified Sgarbossa Criteria be used in initial evaluation of patients with suspected AMI
used in initial evaluation ... LBBB should have emergent ... instability or acute heart ... NOT Validated) #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #ModifiedSgarbossa
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 ... #diagnosis #Algorithm ... #cardiology #Angina
Myocardial Injury Classification
Chronic myocardial injury: Chronic heart failure, Cardiomyopathy, Hypertension, CKD/ESRD
Acute nonischemic myocardial injury:
 - Primary
injury: Chronic heart ... - Primary non-cardiac ... illness, Sepsis, Pulmonary ... Classification #diagnosis ... #cardiology #troponemia
Checklist for the Echocardiographic Evaluation of Pulmonary Hypertension
 • Record estimated PASP
 • Evaluate RV size
Echocardiographic Evaluation ... of Pulmonary Hypertension ... causes of PH (left heart ... Echocardiography #diagnosis ... #cardiology #echocardiogram
Interpreting Right Heart Catheterizations

Always interpret a RHC based on the indication for getting the test. This
Interpreting Right Heart ... What is the cardiac ... PulmPEEPs #Right #Heart ... Catheterization #RHC #diagnosis ... #cardiology
Cardiac Murmurs and Maneuvers

An algorithm demonstrating the effect of various maneuvers on systolic murmurs. 
TR, tricuspid
Cardiac Murmurs ... regurgitation; PS, pulmonary ... Murmurs #Maneuvers #Heart ... #Cardiology #PhysicalExam ... #Diagnosis