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Severity of Aortic Stenosis in Adults 
Current ACC/AHA guidelines recommend cut-off values for Doppler-echocardiographic measurements of
Severity of Aortic ... stenosis (AS) as follows ... : aortic valve ... >50 mmHg (2) (Table ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Fleischner Society recommendations for follow-up of nodules
Previous chest radiographs should be reviewed to determine if the
lesion has been stable ... can be slower growing ... calcification, further testing ... definitive tissue diagnosis ... #Management #Radiology
Estimated Medical Radiation Doses for 5 Year-Old Child

3-view ankle	0.0015 mSv	1/14th CXRs
2-view chest	0.02 mSv	1 CXRs
Anteroposterior and lateral
Radiation Doses for 5 Year-Old ... Gl/small bowel follow ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Nuclear #Comparison #Table ... #Risks #Testing
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... • They must be able ... SPECT ($$$), PET CT ... #cardiology #management ... #diagnosis
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
- Differential Diagnosis ... and Screening Testing ... Oral sodium loading ... Hyperthyroidism • Aortic ... Screening #Workup #table
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
risk of CV event, follow ... risk (>5%): - Aortic ... Severe Aortic stenosis ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
Pulmonary Nodule
Evaluation is guided by nodule size & assessment of probability of malignancy. In addition is
yield of available diagnostic ... testing, patient ... to 8 mm can be followed ... Management options ... typically slow growing
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... with Cardio-OB team ... Delivery • Stable ... TTE and close follow-up ... #management #cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
heart is pounding, racing ... Limited laboratory testing ... disease (e.g., aortic ... regurgitation • Severe aortic ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Aortic dissection on Cardiac CTA

This is a amazing gated CTA showing a real time cine clip
is an intimal tear ... Diagnosis is usually ... made by a CT scan ... The diagnosis can ... #radiology #aorta