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Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Definitions - Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, NSTEMI, STEMI
1 STABLE ANGINA - Angina
demand in the setting ... pain occurs at rest ... is reflected by ECG ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... : The Only EKG Book
Safe Living After Transplant - Water Safety
Abrasions:
• If incurred during swimming in ocean or fresh water,
/animal waste (e.g ... the water • Test ... Standing Water (e.g ... water #safety #InfectiousDiseases ... #PatientInfo #differential
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan Testing Sensitivity Specificity and False Positives
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan
 • Cell wall component of many fungi
Galactomannan Testing ... formulations (eg ... the use of this test ... in BAL does not differentiate ... #Testing #FalsePositives
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
immunosuppression (eg ... Diagnosis and Testing ... neutropenia (performs best ... Management #treatment #fungal ... #infectiousdiseases
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: ... surgery Stress Testing ... preoperative stress testing
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Putrid sputum/sour-tasting ... Prevotella • Fungal ... Lung Abscess Differential ... • Vasculitis (e.g ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... cardiomyopathy (e.g ... hemodynamics (e.g ... LVEF recovery (e.g ... teratogenic GDMT meds (e.g
Fever After International Travel

Infectious Disease:
• Endemic in either the destination or home region

Viral Syndromes:
Arboviral infections, a
saliva sample (e.g ... and possibly PCR testing ... (e.g., for Zika ... Fever #Travel #Differential ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases