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Syncope Diagnostic Testing and Evaluation: Cost Effectiveness
Frequency obtained - Abnormal findings - Helped determine etiology of
Syncope Diagnostic ... Testing and Evaluation ... Tests: ECG, Telemetry ... , Cardiac enzymes ... #diagnosis #workup
Syncope Cost-Effectiveness Workup
Cost-effective tests for most patients: 
 • Orthostatic BP
 • ECG
 • Telemetry (if
Syncope Cost-Effectiveness ... Workup Cost-effective ... tests for most ... testingCardiac ... #diagnosis #workup
Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
Management Clinical ... - exertional syncope ... despite hx HTN) EKG ... precordial leads) - atrial ... Signs #Symptoms #Cardiology
Left Atrial Myxoma on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C view
Adult female having fatigue/DOE. Attributes to deconditioning. Starts
- A4C view Adult ... exercise program-has syncopal ... Final diagnosis-left ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #A4C
Left Atrial Myxoma on POCUS Echocardiogram - S4C view
Adult female having fatigue/DOE. Attributes to deconditioning. Starts
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... exercise program-has syncopal ... Final diagnosis-left ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #S4C
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Cardiac: • Valvular ... Fibrillation - Testing ... serum creatinine, test ... Fibrillation #AFib #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
echocardiogram to workup ... diagnostic criteria ... Echocardiogram #a4c ... #pocus #clinical ... #cardiology
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
Clinical suspicion ... LVH, low-voltage EKG ... Testing Blood ... Testing: • EKG ... disproportionate atrial
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... Testing: • Pulse ... left heart 3-6 cardiac ... cycles after right atrial ... blood gas (ABC)
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
- Differential Diagnosis ... Limited laboratory testing ... consciousness • Near-syncope ... , or syncope: Hemodynamically ... #Palpitations #Cardiology