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Acute coronary syndrome: Assessment of acute chest pain of suspected cardiac origin #Management #EM #Student #ACS
Acute coronary syndrome ... Assessment of acute ... chest pain of suspected ... cardiac origin #Management ... #EM #Student #ACS
There is a hydropneumothorax.
Notice the air-fluid level (blue arrow).
The upper lobe is still attached to the
attached to the chest ... lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM ... LAM is a rare lung ... LAM also occurs ... #RadiologyAssistant
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T Wave Inversion 
Life threatening T wave inversions in precordial leads. Often V2-V3 
Specific
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T ... week of becoming acute ... period without chest ... Serial EKGS in pts are ... Wellens #Sign #EKG #ECG
On the left a case with multiple cysts that are evenly distributed througout the lung (
On the left a case ... Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... #LAM #Lymphangiomyomatosis ... #Pneumothorax #RadiologyAssistant
Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
younger than other ACS ... Recurrent anginal chest ... changes on tele/ECG ... tests in cath lab ... cardiology #diagnosis #management
Differential diagnosis of Lymphangiomyomatosis:
Langerhans cell histiocytosis: > 90% are smokers, cysts have irregular shapes and the
histiocytosis: > 90% are ... of LAM. ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... Lymphangiomyomatosis #LAM ... #Cystic #RadiologyAssistant
Core IM: Pearls on Contrast-Induced Nephropathy

Definition: 
 • no slam dunk criteria 
 • definition in
Core IM: Pearls ... Definition: • no slam ... hypoxic/cytotoxic acute ... #Diagnosis #Management
Anticoagulation for Atrial Fibrillation - CHA2DS2-VASc

I always tell my students, one of the first thing you
guidelines that are ... and ACC/AHA/HRS ... CHEST recommends ... factor, while ACC ... CHADS2VASC #Score #Management
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management ... reaching some who are ... This is not for acute ... coronary syndrome (ACS ... evaluation or management
Aplastic Anemia - Illness Script
Signs and symptoms:
 • Recurrent infections from neutropenia
 • Mucosal bleeding from
cyclosporine A, ATG ... • Supportive care ... progress to MDS or acute ... Anemia #diagnosis #management