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Cardiology Notes
Preface
Hospital & EMR Info
1
In-House Moonlighting
2
TMC/UH Tips
Numbers & Metrics
3
Pulse Pressure
Cardiology Fundamentals
4
Hypertension
5
Orthostatic Hypotension
6
Primary Prevention
7
Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
8
Cholesterol Management
9
Diabetes Mellitus
10
Cardiac Stress Tests
11
Troponinemia
12
Syncope
13
Cardiac Rhythm Monitors
14
Pulmonary Hypertension
15
Tobacco & Smoking Cessation
16
Exercise & Weight Loss
Physical Exam
17
Jugular Venous Pressure
Chest Pain & ACS
18
Chest Pain
19
Acute Coronary Syndrome
20
Sgarbossa Criteria for AMI in patient with LBBB
21
MINOCA
22
Pericarditis
23
Pulmonary Embolism
24
Prinzmetal Angina
Heart Failure
25
Heart Failure
26
Indications for ICD (primary prevention)
27
Indications for CRT
28
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Rhythm
29
Bradycardia
30
Atrial Fibrillation
31
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome
32
Complete Heart Block
33
Premature ventricular contractions (PVCs)
34
Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT)
35
Ventricular Tachyarrhythmias
36
QT Prolongation
Valvular disorders
37
Peripheral Vascular Disease
38
Aortic Stenosis
39
Mechanical/Bioprosthetic Heart Valves
Vascular disorders
40
Carotid artery stenosis
41
Renal artery stenosis
CICU
42
Cardiogenic Shock
43
Post Cardiac Arrest Care
44
Mechanical Circulatory Support
45
Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump
46
Impella
47
Constrictive Pericarditis
Emergencies
48
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
49
MI Complications
50
Pericardial Effusion
51
Cardiac Tamponade
52
Hypertensive Crises
Cardio-Obstetrics
ECG
53
Approach to reading ECGs
54
Bundle Branch Blocks
55
Fascicular Blocks
56
Brugada Syndrome
57
ST-segment elevation
Waveforms
58
Right Atrial/CVP Waveform
Pharmacology
59
Aspirin
60
P2Y
12
Inhibitors
61
Statins
62
Anti-Hypertensive Medications
63
Thiazide Diuretics
64
Sacubitril/Valsartan
65
Steroids
66
Immunosuppressants
Medicine
67
Hyperkalemia
68
Summary
References
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Steroids
TODO
Prednisone is converted to prednisolone (the active steroids form) in the liver. If the patient has impaired liver function, you should use prednisolone. (
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Sacubitril/Valsartan
66
Immunosuppressants