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POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
Echocardiography - Table ... of Cardiac Views ... -Chamber View (A4C ... Anatomy #POCUS #Cardiac ... Map #Comparison #Table
Syncope Diagnostic Testing and Evaluation: Cost Effectiveness
Frequency obtained - Abnormal findings - Helped determine etiology of
ECG, Telemetry, Cardiac ... /S, EEG, Brain MRI ... , Cardiac stress ... Effectiveness #table
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... • They must be able ... ($$$), PET CT/MRI ... COREIMpodcast #Cardiac
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
Cardiogenic (Intra-cardiac ... failure, acute MI ... Obstructive (Extra-cardiac ... → tension PTX, cardiac ... Differential #Diagnosis #table
Cardiac Valve Replacement - Anticoagulation INR Targets and Antiplatelet by Valve Type

Bioprosthetic valves require at least
Cardiac Valve Replacement ... monotherapy (2017 AHA/ACC ... valve (2017 AHA/ACC ... #Target #DOAC #Table
Bedside Classification of Shock

Hypovolemic shock 

- Vomiting, diarrhea, overdiuresis 

- Hemorrhage (GI, peritoneal, RP) 

Distributive shock
Anaphylaxis - Post-cardiac ... Endocarditis - Post-MI ... Cardiogenic #Comparison #Table
Yamaguchi cardiomyopathy on Echocardiogram (A4C)

ECG has been stable for years, she only feels unwell when in
Echocardiogram (A4C ... ECG has been stable ... Cardiac MR shows ... Echocardiogram #A4C
Inpatient Cath Lab Indications
Cath Lab ASAP:
STEMI
NSTEMI:
1. Unstable/cardiogenic shock
2. Severe LV dysfunction or
3. Recurrent/persistent rest angina despite
New/worsening MR ... Rx: NSTEMI/UA: stable ... #Indications #Cardiac
Intra-Aortic Thrombi on Cardiac MRI
4 intraaortic thrombi attached to the wall of the descending aorta,moving in
Intra-Aortic Thrombi on Cardiac ... MRI 4 intraaortic ... synchrony with cardiac ... Sagittal #Mural #NEJM
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
exam Determine Cardiac ... event, follow ACC ... Stable patients ... indication of AC ... postoperative cardiac