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Algorithm for the Evaluation and Management of NSVT #Diagnosis #Management #EM #IM #Cardiology #NSVT #Evaluation #NonSustained
Evaluation and Management ... of NSVT #Diagnosis ... #Management #EM ... #IM #Cardiology ... #NSVT #Evaluation
Note there is ST depression in aVR, a true sign of Left Main occlusion.  Many
Note there is ST ... authors state that ST ... aVR is a good ECG ... #Clinical #EM #IM ... #Cardiology #EKG
Typical ECG changes in acute pericarditis includes: stage 1 - diffuse, positive, ST elevations with reciprocal
Typical ECG changes ... with reciprocal ST ... patients) stage 4 - ECG ... indefinitely inverted #Diagnosis ... #EM #IM #Cardiology
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Myocarditis Diagnosis ... performed) • Clinical ... intolerance • Chest ... gallop • Abnormal ECG ... #Management #Cardiology
Bradycardia
1) First Steps: IV, O2, Monitors, ECG, Pads on patient, Crash Cart in room. Is patient
O2, Monitors, ECG ... SOB from CHF, Chest ... #bradycardia #diagnosis ... #differential #management ... #cardiology
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
symptoms may include chest ... consultation with cardiology ... Ischemia #Ischaemia #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Build clinical suspicion ... myocarditis Clinical ... Pericarditis, Tamponade EKG ... #Myocarditis #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
Recurrent anginal chest ... troponin elevation Diagnosis ... changes on tele/ECG ... Prinzmetal #Angina #cardiology ... #diagnosis #management
There is a wide QRS and peaked T-waves.   In particular, notice how flat the
notice how flat the ST ... #Clinical #EM #IM ... #Cardiology #Hyperkalemia ... #PeakedT #EKG
Now there is additional ST elevation in lateral leads, also diagnostic of STEMI. #Clinical #EM #Cardiology
is additional ST ... lateral leads, also diagnostic ... #Clinical #EM #Cardiology ... #EKG #STEMI #Inferior