22 results
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
Management Algorithm ... Angina Stress Test ... LMCA lesion -> Cardiac ... Angina #ChestPain #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #EBM
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Effusion • Cardiac ... Arrhythmia • Atrial ... • Metabolic Acidosis ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
 •
Abnormalities - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... pressure >10mmHg: • Cardiac ... Abnormalities #Disorders #Cardiology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm
DETROIT CARDIOGENIC SHOCK INITIATIVE ALGORITHM

INCLUSION CRITERIA
Acute Myocardial Infarction
 Ischemic Symptoms
 EKG and/or biomarker evidence of AMI
SHOCK INITIATIVE ALGORITHM ... Ischemic Symptoms  EKG ... oliguria, lactic acidosis ... Obtain femoral arterial ... Initiative #Management #Cardiology
Mesenteric Ischemia - Differential Diagnostic Schema
Chronic: ASCVD, Venous, Vasculitides 5% (PAN, [E]GPA, IgA, MPA)
Acute
 - Venous
Diagnostic Schema ... inflammation (e.g ... pancreatitis) - Arterial ... Thrombus / Embolism: Cardiac ... #Diagnosis #algorithm
Approach to the Hypercoagulable State
Arterial thromboembolism
→ Cardiac rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging
→ Test for APS, particularly
thromboembolism → Cardiac ... Vascular imaging → Test ... • Provoked (e.g ... Workup #hematology #diagnosis ... #algorithm #hematology
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Tomography (CT) - Arterial ... portal venous, T1 arterial ... Contrast #CT #MRI #POCUS ... #radiology #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... tests before beginning ... perfusion - Cardiac ... failure - Low cardiac
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Heart Failure - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Cardiac Causes ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
manifestation of cardiac ... 300 = NSVT EKG ... Diagnosis: • PAC ... #differential # ... cardiology