21 results
Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
Cardiac Amyloid ... - Diagnosis, Signs ... , Symptoms and Management ... despite hx HTN) EKG ... #Symptoms #Cardiology
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... : EKG ($), ECHO ... SPECT ($$$), PET CT ... Stress #Testing #cardiology ... #management #diagnosis
Cardiac Event Monitoring Devices - Compared
Ambulatory ECG (Hotter):
 • Advantages: Continuous recording, records asx events, all
Cardiac Event Monitoring ... records asx events, all ... • Advantages: Longer ... Devices #Comparison #cardiology ... #management #holter
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Manage acute cardiac ... Pericarditis, Tamponade EKG ... agent, steroids, AC ... #Myocarditis #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Pericarditis - Definition and Diagnostic Criteria
Acute Pericarditis 
 • Inflammatory pericardial syndrome to be diagnosed with
depression on ECG ... imaging technique (CT ... CMR). ... of 4-6 weeks or longer ... #criteria #cardiology
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
 •
Bradycardia - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Glucose/Temp • ACS ... • His-Purkinje Fiber ... #cardiology #BRADI
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
Dislocation On lateral ... wrist XR, the capitate ... dorsally and no longer ... Wrist #Carpal #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis
Le Fort Fractures (LFF) are fractures of the mid face. 

They collectively involve separation of all
separation of all ... line traces the inner ... margins of the lateral ... #Face #Facial #Diagnosis ... #Management #Radiology
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Diagnosis Framework ... lack of acute cardiac ... level <100 pg/ml EKG ... ischemic changes CXR ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
gallop rhythm), and laterally ... → no signs of CXR ... Consider cardiac ... Pharmacology: • ACE ... #management #cardiology