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Oral Antihypertensive Medications - Selection by Comorbidities
Comorbidities: 
 • Stable Angina, HFpEF, HFrEF, AFib, TAA/Marfan, Aortic
Medications - Selection ... , HFrEF, AFib, TAA ... Dissection • CKD ... Opioid Withdrawal, PAD ... #pharmacology #table
Algorithm for the diagnosis of chronic diarrhea.
It is usually impractical to test and treat the many
Algorithm for the ... many possible causes ... In most cases, it ... if the diarrhea can ... Chronic #Diarrhea #Algorithm
Cardiac Valve Replacement - Anticoagulation INR Targets and Antiplatelet by Valve Type

Bioprosthetic valves require at least
plus aspirin (ASA ... VKA can be stopped ... 3 months, but ASA ... VHD Guidelines Section ... #Target #DOAC #Table
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 • Homogeneous pattern: 
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Antinuclear Antibody Testing ... Scl70 (in some cases ... Scl-70 (in some cases ... - SLE, SjS, CTD-ILD ... Antinuclear #Antibody #Testing
The following graph was prepared based on the latest information on Testing for the Diagnosis of
information on Testing ... HIV infection (aka ... HIV-1 RNA PCR can ... InfectiousDiseases #HIVAIDS #Testing ... Screening #Antibody #Detection
Heart Failure (HFrEF) Treatment - GDMT for stage C 

For patients with Heart Failure with REDUCED
Failure with REDUCED Ejection ... GDMT is basically getting ... Beta-Blocker, we can ... Additionally we can ... recommended by the ACC/AHA
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Causes of Secondary ... and Screening Testing ... Common causes: ... CT, Bilateral selective ... Screening #Workup #table
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... • Everyone who can ... • They must be able ... production to cause ... Cardiac #Stress #Testing
AAA Rupture on Abdominal POCUS

Elderly female with back pain and hypotension.  While sensitivity of ultrasound
POCUS Elderly ... ultrasound for direct detection ... of signs of AAA ... high, in this case ... Rupture #Abdominal #POCUS
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
ASA class If ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... and undergoing AAA ... surgery Stress Testing ... preoperative stress testing