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Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
exam • 12-lead ECG ... Have the patient tap ... flutter, or atrial ... fibrillation/flutter ... Valvular disease (e.g
Severe Mitral Stenosis- The physical examination revealed a right parasternal heave, a loud S1, a midpeaking
flutter with variable ... source for video) #clinical ... #doppler #radiology ... #NEJM #mitral # ... stenosis #cardio
Right Heart Catheterization - Pulmonary Artery Pressures and Calculations
PULMONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE = (meanPAP-PCWP) / CO
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RV dysfunction. e.g ... CARDIAC POWER OUTPUT ... correlate in the SHOCK trial ... forward flow. e.g ... much as 40% in cardiac
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
cardiomyopathy (e.g ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... hemodynamics (e.g ... LVEF recovery (e.g ... teratogenic GDMT meds (e.g
This infographic provides a mnemonic tool called “WOBBLER” for assessing an ECG (electrocardiogram) in cases of
WOBBLER: Each letter ... risk of sudden cardiac ... • Epsilon #clinical ... Clinical Utility ... risk for sudden cardiac
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: ... Change in clinical ... medical and surgical management
If the patient has a HEART Score of 0-3 and a negative initial troponin, have a
troponin test and ECG ... week follow-up was ... Obtain an ECG at ... the time of arrival ... #Management #PatientInfo