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Syncope Diagnostic Testing and Evaluation: Cost Effectiveness
Frequency obtained - Abnormal findings - Helped determine etiology of
Syncope Diagnostic ... - Cost per test ... , Cardiac enzymes ... , Brain MRI, Cardiac ... #workup #testing
Syncope Cost-Effectiveness Workup
Cost-effective tests for most patients: 
 • Orthostatic BP
 • ECG
 • Telemetry (if
Workup Cost-effective ... tests for most ... tests, in absence ... • Cardiac stress ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Syncope #diagnosis
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Cardiac Tamponade ... Most commonly seen ... • Call for cardiac ... • Diagnostic ... #Management #Workup
HEART Score – A Tool For the ED The HEART score is an excellent tool that
admission for further workup ... Most importantly ... the ED to help focus ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Cardiology #HEART
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
echocardiogram to workup ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... criteria (D) a ... Echocardiogram #a4c #pocus ... #clinical #cardiology
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis ... Handbook S/Sx: Most ... reabsorption) Workup ... Cortisol+ACTH stim test ... line, stabilizes cardiac
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
determine if stress test ... indicated • EKG ... Obtain EKG if: ... op Cardiology ... stratification #diagnosis
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
The most common ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... tests before beginning ... perfusion - Cardiac ... failure - Low cardiac