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The Gastroenterology Consult Primer
Guide to Calling a GI Consult
HPI:
 - Start with reason for consult
The Gastroenterology ... - Other PMH: Cardiac ... Antiplatelet & AC ... , time of last meal ... - Treatment
Inpatient Cath Lab Indications
Cath Lab ASAP:
STEMI
NSTEMI:
1. Unstable/cardiogenic shock
2. Severe LV dysfunction or
3. Recurrent/persistent rest angina despite
Recurrent/persistent rest ... despite intensive medical ... changes or troponin Medical ... #Indications #Cardiac ... catheterization #cardiology
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Manage acute cardiac ... Manage chronic cardiac ... Low voltage Treatment ... agent, steroids, AC ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Heart Failure (HFrEF) Treatment - GDMT for stage C 

For patients with Heart Failure with REDUCED
Failure (HFrEF) Treatment ... Guideline-Directed Medical ... recommended by the ACC ... Pharmacology #Management #Treatment ... #StageC #Cardiology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Medium and large ... thrombosis, VTE) • Cardiac ... Positive pathergy test ... is a skin prick test ... Arthritis, AS Treatment
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
left heart 3-6 cardiac ... Arterial blood gas (ABC ... 10 minutes of rest ... ) on room air Treatment ... no established medical
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
exam Determine Cardiac ... Medical history ... determine if stress test ... postoperative cardiac ... perioperative medical
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
fatigue, altered mental ... hemodynamics and cardiac ... Cardiac cath if ... algorithm #management #cardiology ... #treatment #table
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
nose deformity • Cardiac ... (UPC) ratio • Cardiac ... anti-GBM) Other tests ... blood retum in serial ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
and timing with Cardio-OB ... deteriorating on medical ... follow-up with Cardio-OB ... diagnosis #management #cardiology ... #treatment