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Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
A-Fib) Summary Symptoms ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... possibly better: • Symptom ... serum creatinine, test ... Fibrillation #AFib #diagnosis
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... Bilateral signs and/or symptoms ... NMO-IgG (anti-AQP4) should ... negative, MOG-IgG test ... should be ordered
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... ancestry, LGE on MRI ... Contraception counseling should ... started, patients should ... Serial TTE and close
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Presentation: Systemic Symptoms ... proximal muscles of shoulder ... • Progressive symptoms ... oligoclonal bands • MRI ... #Rheumatology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
 •
Thrombosis and arterial ... well as inner ear ... Presentation - Systemic Symptoms ... retinopathy Lab Tests ... #rheumatology #
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... determine if stress test ... echo in the last year ... days before Pulmonary ... stratification #diagnosis