Medications that Exacerbate Heart Failure Aka: Medications that Exacerbate Heart Failure, Congestive Heart Failure Exacerbation due to Medications, Drug-Induced CHF Exacerbation, Medications that Provoke Heart Failure II. Causes: Cardiovascular […]
CHF Decision Rule for Predicting Mortality Aka: CHF Decision Rule for Predicting Mortality, Congestive Heart Failure Exacerbation Decision Rule II. Scoring: Risk of mortality (for 1 month […]
Congestive Heart Failure Aka: Congestive Heart Failure, CHF, Heart Failure, Dropsy II. Epidemiology Lifetime risk: 20% in U.S. Prevalence: 5.2 Million with CHF in the United States Incidence: 400,000 […]
Palpitation Causes Aka: Palpitation Causes II. Causes: By Frequency Non-organic such as Anxiety Disorder (31%) Atrial Fibrillation (16%) Supraventricular Tachycardia (10%) Medications or recreational drugs (6%) Systemic disease (4%) Structural […]
Palpitation Aka: Palpitation II. Definition Awareness of the heart beat III. History See Palpitation Causes Medications, over-the-ounter agents and recreational drugs Family History of Sudden Cardiac Death Premature Coronary Artery […]
Carotid Sinus Syncope Aka: Carotid Sinus Syncope, Cardioinhibitory Syncope, Carotid Sinus Hypersensitivity II. Epidemiology Most often occurs in patients over age 60 years III. Category Carotid Sinus Hypersensitivity […]
EKG Changes in Syncope due to Arrhythmia Aka: EKG Changes in Syncope due to Arrhythmia, Electrocardiogram in Syncope II. Precautions Intervals and duration (PR interval, QRS Duration, QTc […]
Medication Causes of Orthostatic Hypotension Aka: Medication Causes of Orthostatic Hypotension, Orthostatic Hypotension due to Medication, Drug-Induced Orthostatic Hypotension, Drug-Induced Hypotension, Drug-Induced Syncope, Medication-Induced Syncope II. Causes: Cardiac Medications Methyldopa Clonidine […]
Orthostatic Hypotension Aka: Orthostatic Hypotension, Postural Hypotension, Orthostatic Blood Pressure, Orthostasis, Orthostatic Syncope, Postural Blood Pressure, Postural Pulse II. Definition: Orthostasis Measurement Occurs within 3 minutes of standing Orthostatic Blood Pressure Blood […]
San Francisco Syncope Rule Aka: San Francisco Syncope Rule, CHESS Criteria II. Indications Syncope Evaluation Evaluate short-term risk of serious outcome May reduce Syncope hospitalization rate III. Criteria (Mnemonic: CHESS) […]
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