12 results
Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
and Causes • Clinical ... coronary syndrome, Cardiac ... Cardiogenic ventricular arrythmia ... Paraclinical assessment: EKG ... Diagnosis #Causes #cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Palpitations - Differential ... muscle twitching CARDIAC ... Nonarrhythmic Cardiac ... #Palpitations #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
manifestation of cardiac ... 300 = NSVT EKG ... capture of the atria ... tachyarrhythmias High-risk ... #cardiology
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
be divided into cardiac ... due to arrhythmias ... syncope (ruling out differential ... determining the risk ... should be guided by clinical
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Intraoperative Cardiac ... inversion • Arrhythmias ... pre-existing history or risk ... Consider invasive arterial ... consultation with cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Cardiac: • Valvular ... Common Sustained Arrhythmia ... cardiovascular risk ... taking it) • CBC ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
exam Determine Cardiac ... indicated • EKG ... Obtain EKG if: ... CV disease - Arrhythmia ... Change in clinical
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... shock and severe arrhythmias ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... Serial TTE and close ... follow-up with Cardio-OB
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
In AVNRT, the atria ... An abrupt rise in ... EKG of the same ... excludes other differentials ... that’s called “clinical
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
) Suspect: Clinical ... permanent alopecia Differential ... 5% of patients Cardiac ... Cytopenias • Cardiac ... Thrombosis highest risk