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Approach to the Hypercoagulable State
Arterial thromboembolism
→ Cardiac rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging
→ Test for APS, particularly
rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram ... Vascular imaging → Test ... thromboembolism (VTE ... - No other workup ... Hypercoagulable #Workup
Imaging options for exclusion of PE in pregnant women
The radiation dose required for either V/Q scanning
radiation, and should ... Obstetrics #OBGyn #Radiology ... #VTE #PulmonaryEmbolism ... PE #Pregnancy #Workup
Modified Sgarbossa Criteria - Diagnostic Checklist for diagnosing MI in LBBB or Pacemaker
1) Identify LBBB or
Criteria - Diagnostic Checklist ... Should see "Appropriate ... V1-V3 c) STE ... Modified #Diagnosis #Checklist ... electrocardiogram #ecg #cardiology
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist ... TTE: Helps to know ... failure, esp in work-up ... Urine Pregnancy Test ... #ICU #Pearls #Checklist
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
Pericarditis on Echocardiogram ... transthoracic echocardiogram ... to workup right-heart ... diastolic septal shudder ... pocus #clinical #cardiology
Clot in Transit on POCUS Echocardiogram

Not something you ever want to see! How much should clot
Transit on POCUS Echocardiogram ... How much should ... ClotInTransit #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... clinical #s4c #cardiology ... #thrombus #VTE
A possible diagnostic algorithm for pulmonary embolism in pregnancy (equipose)

Given the variability in guidelines and equipoise
front-line imaging test ... deciding which test ... OBGyn #Obstetrics #Radiology ... PulmonaryEmbolism #VTE ... #Pregnancy #Workup
SPONT - Spontaneous Breathing = Pressure Support Ventilation Summary
Basic Set Parameters:
  1) Pressure Support (PS)
do some of the work ... means the patient ↑work ... support. 0/6 = CPAP Best ... - Should be awake ... pull consistent Vt
Intraoperative  Bradycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Bradycardia in theatre should not be treated as
Bradycardia in theatre should ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup ... #Cardiology
Left Ventricular Thrombus Arterial Embolization on Echocardiogram- Caught in Action! 

The TTE was ordered for cardioembolic
Embolization on Echocardiogram ... The TTE was ordered ... cardioembolic work ... Clinical #POCUS #echocardiogram ... #Cardiology #A4c