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ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
Trial - Management Algorithm ... LMCA lesion -> Cardiac ... revascularization (PCI vs ... acute coronary syndrome ... #Cardiology #EBM
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
- Table of Cardiac ... Views and Windows ... Level • Apical 2- ... Echocardiogram # ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
Inpatient Cath Lab Indications
Cath Lab ASAP:
STEMI
NSTEMI:
1. Unstable/cardiogenic shock
2. Severe LV dysfunction or
3. Recurrent/persistent rest angina despite
worsening MR, new VSD ... Rx: NSTEMI/UA: stable ... , TIMI low (1-2) ... #Indications #Cardiac ... catheterization #cardiology
Yamaguchi cardiomyopathy on Echocardiogram (A4C)

ECG has been stable for years, she only feels unwell when in
ECG has been stable ... Cardiac MR shows ... no LGE and no apical ... hypertrophic #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
Hyponatremia: 1) ... of onset (acute vs ... . chronic) 2) Presence ... Medical history (cardiac ... #Differential #Algorithm
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Angiography or Cardiac ... risk factors: cardiomyopathy ... prosthetic valve, PFO, ASD ... , h/o of cardiac ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Atypical Takotsubo Syndrome - Basal Subtype
Atypical Takotsubo Syndrome in patient requiring ECMO
1. 6% of MI have
requiring ECMO 1. ... non-obstructive coronaries 2. ... #Cardiomyopathy ... Subtype #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus #echocardiogram
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Self-limiting, chronic but stable ... neuropathy or cardiac ... (for example, cardiomyopathy ... syndromes: (distinct ... • Heerfordt syndrome
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
2. ... exam Determine Cardiac ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... one post op Cardiology ... postoperative cardiac
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
- Summary 1. ... other causes* 2. ... timing with Cardio-OB ... months before 1° ... diagnosis #management #cardiology