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March 11th, 2010

Diagnosis of myocarditis, endocarditis, pericarditis

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Brady’s group offers a nice review in this month’s AmJEM. Key excerpts: “Clinical factors suggesting a diagnosis of myocarditis in…

November 3rd, 2008

596. Causes of chest pain more common than myocardial ischemia in pregnancy / Most common cause of MI in postpartum period / Use of tPA in pregnancy / Most important valvulopathy in pregnancy

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July 6th, 2008

357. Ddx JVD+hypotension or NTG-induced hypotension / Characteristics of benign early repolarization / Where are ST segments not elevated in pericarditis?

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July 6th, 2008

350. Chest pain ddx / Which patient group is most often inappropriately discharged having missed the diagnosis of AMI?

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July 6th, 2008

349. What proportion of AMI patients do not have chest pain on presentation? / Risk factors for atypical presentation of ACS / Pain in which body parts should prompt consideration of ACS?

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July 6th, 2008

348. Classic symptoms associated with angina pectoris / Key anginal equivalent / Chest pain features more likely to be anginal

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July 6th, 2008

347. Traditional CAD risk factors / Ischemic chest pain classically radiates to / If pain extends down arm, which side of arm? / Classic exacerbating factors

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July 6th, 2008

346. Pathophysiology of AMI / Determinants of myocardial oxygen demand

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July 6th, 2008

345. Define Prinzmetal’s angina / Define AMI

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July 6th, 2008

344. Characteristics of stable angina / Canadian cardiovascular society classification of angina / Define unstable angina

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