Clinical Guide to Cardiology.

Intro -- Clinical Guide to Cardiology -- Contents -- Contributors -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- About the Companion Website -- PART 1 Examination Techniques -- 1 Examination Techniques -- 1.1 Common conditions to be looked for on the examination -- 1.2 Clinical examination - peripheries -- 1.3 Clinical examination - the praecordium -- 1.4 How to present your findings -- Safety first approach -- Ward-round based -- 1.5 Eponymous signs and symptoms -- PART 2 Approach to Presenting Complaints -- 2 Chest Pain -- 2.1 Definition -- 2.2 Diagnostic algorithm -- 2.3 Differentials list -- Dangerous diagnoses -- Common diagnoses -- Diagnoses to consider -- 2.4 Key history features -- Dangerous diagnosis 1 -- Dangerous diagnosis 2 -- Dangerous diagnosis 3 -- Dangerous diagnosis 4 -- Dangerous diagnosis 5 -- Common diagnosis 1 -- Common diagnosis 2 -- Common diagnosis 3 -- Common diagnosis 4 -- Common diagnosis 5 -- Common diagnosis 6 -- Diagnosis to consider 1 -- Diagnosis to consider 2 -- 2.5 Key examination features -- Dangerous diagnosis 1 -- Dangerous diagnosis 2 -- Dangerous diagnosis 3 -- Dangerous diagnosis 4 -- Dangerous diagnosis 5 -- Common diagnosis 1 -- Common diagnosis 2 -- Common diagnosis 3 -- Common diagnosis 4 -- Common diagnosis 5 -- Common diagnosis 6 -- Diagnosis to consider 1 -- Diagnosis to consider 2 -- 2.6 Key investigations -- Bedside -- Blood tests -- Imaging -- Special -- 2.7 When to call a senior -- Situations -- What should be completed by the time the senior arrives -- What should be arranged by the time the senior arrives -- Key clinical trials -- Key trial 2.1 -- Key trial 2.2 -- Key trial 2.3 -- Key trial 2.4 -- Guidelines -- 3 Shortness of Breath -- 3.1 Definition -- 3.2 Diagnostic algorithm -- 3.3 Differentials list -- Dangerous diagnoses -- Common diagnoses -- Diagnoses to consider -- 3.4 Key history features.

Dangerous diagnosis 1 -- Dangerous diagnosis 2 -- Dangerous diagnosis 3 -- Dangerous diagnosis 4 -- Dangerous diagnosis 5 -- Common diagnosis 1 -- Common diagnosis 2 -- Common diagnosis 3 -- Common diagnosis 4 -- Diagnosis to consider 1 -- Diagnosis to consider 2 -- Diagnosis to consider 3 -- 3.5 Key examination features -- Dangerous diagnosis 1 -- Dangerous diagnosis 2 -- Dangerous diagnosis 3 -- Dangerous diagnosis 4 -- Dangerous diagnosis 5 -- Common diagnosis 1 -- Common diagnosis 2 -- Common diagnosis 3 -- Common diagnosis 4 -- Diagnosis to consider 1 -- Diagnosis to consider 2 -- Diagnosis to consider 3 -- 3.6 Key investigations -- Bedside -- Blood tests -- Imaging -- Special tests -- 3.7 When to call a senior -- Situations -- What should be arranged by the time the senior arrives -- What should be completed by the time the senior arrives -- Guidelines -- 4 Loss of Consciousness -- 4.1 Definition -- 4.2 Classification -- 4.3 Differentials list -- Dangerous diagnoses -- Common diagnoses -- Diagnoses to consider -- 4.4 Key history features -- General points -- Dangerous diagnosis 1 -- Dangerous diagnosis 2 -- Dangerous diagnosis 3 -- Dangerous diagnosis 4 -- Dangerous diagnosis 5 -- Dangerous diagnosis 6 -- Common diagnosis 1 -- Common diagnosis 2 -- Common diagnosis 3 -- Common diagnosis 4 -- Diagnosis to consider 1 -- Diagnosis to consider 2 -- Diagnosis to consider 3 -- Diagnosis to consider 4 -- 4.5 Key examination features -- Dangerous diagnosis 1 -- Dangerous diagnosis 2 -- Dangerous diagnosis 3 -- Dangerous diagnosis 4 -- Dangerous diagnosis 5 -- Dangerous diagnosis 6 -- Common diagnosis 1 -- Common diagnosis 2 -- Common diagnosis 3 -- Common diagnosis 4 -- Diagnosis to consider 1 -- Diagnosis to consider 2 -- Diagnosis to consider 3 -- Diagnosis to consider 4 -- 4.6 Key investigations -- Bedside tests -- Blood tests -- Imaging -- Special.

4.7 When to call a senior -- Situations -- What should be arranged by the time the senior arrives -- What should be completed by the time the senior arrives -- Key clinical trials -- Key trial 4.1 -- Key trial 4.2 -- Guidelines -- 5 Palpitations -- 5.1 Definition -- 5.2 Diagnostic algorithm -- 5.3 Differentials list -- Tachyarrhythmias -- Bradyarrhythmias -- Extrasystoles -- Atrial fibrillation -- Sinus rhythm/tachycardia -- 5.4 Key history features -- Tachyarrhythmia 1 -- Tachyarrhythmia 2 -- Bradyarrhythmia 1 -- Bradyarrhythmia 2 -- Extrasystoles 1 -- Extrasystoles 2 -- Atrial fibrillation -- Sinus rhythmtachycardia -- 5.5 Key examination features -- Tachyarrhythmia 1 -- Tachyarrhythmia 2 -- Bradyarrhythmia 1 -- Bradyarrhythmia 2 -- Extrasystoles 1 -- Extrasystoles 2 -- Atrial fibrillation -- Sinus rhythmtachycardia -- 5.6 Key investigations -- Bedside -- Blood tests -- Imaging -- Special tests -- 5.7 When to call a senior -- Situations -- What should be arranged by the time the senior arrives -- What should be completed by the time the senior arrives -- Guidelines -- 6 Cardiac Murmurs -- 6.1 Definition -- 6.2 Classification -- 6.3 Differentials list -- In the unwell patient -- In the stable patient -- Diagnoses to consider -- 6.4 Key history features -- General points -- Unstable diagnosis 1 -- Unstable diagnosis 2 -- Unstable diagnosis 3 -- Unstable diagnosis 4 -- Stable diagnosis 1 -- Stable diagnosis 2 -- Stable diagnosis 3 -- Stable diagnosis 4 -- Stable diagnosis 5 -- Stable diagnosis 6 -- Stable diagnosis 7 -- Diagnosis to consider 1 -- Diagnosis to consider 2 -- Diagnosis to consider 3 -- 6.5 Key examination features -- Unstable diagnosis 1 -- Unstable diagnosis 2 -- Unstable diagnosis 3 -- Unstable diagnosis 4 -- Stable diagnosis 1 -- Stable diagnosis 2 -- Stable diagnosis 3 -- Stable diagnosis 4 -- Stable diagnosis 5 -- Stable diagnosis 6.

Stable diagnosis 7 -- Diagnosis to consider 1 -- Diagnosis to consider 2 -- Diagnosis to consider 3 -- 6.6 Key investigations -- Bedside tests -- Blood tests -- Imaging -- Special tests -- 6.7 When to call a senior -- Situations -- What should be arranged by the time the senior arrives -- What should be completed by the time the senior arrives -- Key clinical trials -- Key trial 6.1 -- Key Trial 6.2 -- Guidelines -- 7 Shock -- 7.1 Definition -- 7.2 Diagnostic algorithm -- 7.3 Differentials list -- Dangerous diagnoses -- Common diagnoses -- Diagnoses to consider -- 7.4 Key history features -- Common diagnosis 1 -- Common diagnosis 2 -- Common diagnosis 3 -- Common diagnosis 4 -- Common diagnosis 5 -- Diagnosis to consider 1 -- Diagnosis to consider 2 -- 7.5 Key examination features -- Common diagnosis 1 -- Common diagnosis 2 -- Common diagnosis 3 -- Common diagnosis 4 -- Common diagnosis 5 -- Diagnosis to consider 1 -- Diagnosis to consider 2 -- 7.6 Key investigations -- Bedside -- Blood tests -- Imaging -- Special -- 7.7 When to call a senior -- Situations -- What should be completed by the time the senior arrives -- Key clinical trials -- Key Trial 7.1 -- Key Trial 7.2 -- Key Trial 7.3 -- Guidelines -- 8 Oedema -- 8.1 Definition -- 8.2 Diagnostic algorithm -- 8.3 Differentials list -- Dangerous diagnoses -- Common diagnoses -- Diagnoses to consider -- 8.4 Key history features -- Dangerous diagnosis 1 -- Dangerous diagnosis 2 -- Dangerous diagnosis 3 -- Common diagnosis 1 -- Common diagnosis 2 -- Common diagnosis 3 -- Common diagnosis 4 -- Diagnosis to consider 1 -- Diagnosis to consider 2 -- Diagnosis to consider 3 -- 8.5 Key examination features -- Dangerous diagnosis 1 -- Dangerous diagnosis 2 -- Dangerous diagnosis 3 -- Common diagnosis 1 -- Common diagnosis 2 -- Common diagnosis 3 -- Common diagnosis 4 -- Diagnosis to consider 1.

Diagnosis to consider 2 -- Diagnosis to consider 3 -- 8.6 Key investigations -- Bedside tests -- Blood tests -- Imaging -- Special tests -- 8.7 When to call a senior -- Situations -- What should be arranged by the time the senior arrives -- What should be completed by the time the senior arrives -- Key clinical trials -- Key trial 8.1 -- Guidelines -- PART 3 Conditions -- 9 Acute Coronary Syndrome -- 9.1 Definition -- Acute myocardial infarction criteria -- Prior myocardial infarction criteria: -- 9.2 Underlying concepts -- Cardiac biomarkers -- Cardiac anatomy -- 9.3 Key data -- Aetiology -- Risk factors -- Incidence -- Mortality -- 9.4 Clinical types -- Pre-troponin -- Post-troponin -- Complications -- 9.5 Presenting features -- Features associated with ACS itself -- Signs suggesting exacerbating conditions -- Features associated with ACS complications -- 9.6 Differentials -- Non-atherosclerotic myocardial infarctions -- Conditions mimicking non-ST-elevation myocardial infarctions -- 9.7 Key investigations -- Bedside tests -- Blood tests -- Imaging -- Special tests -- Risk scores -- 9.8 Management options -- Conservative -- Medical -- Invasive -- Long-term treatment (the standard post-MI bundle) -- Key clinical trials -- Key trial 9.1 -- Key trial 9.2 -- Key trial 9.3 -- Guidelines -- 10 Stable Angina -- 10.1 Definition -- 10.2 Underlying concepts -- 10.3 Key data -- Aetiologyrisk factors -- Incidence -- Prevalence -- Mortality -- 10.4 Clinical types -- 10.5 Presenting features -- On take (acute) -- In clinic (chronic) -- 10.6 Differentials -- Most common -- Less common but dangerous -- Not to miss -- 10.7 Key investigations -- Bedside -- Blood tests -- Imaging -- Special tests -- 10.8 Management options -- Conservative -- Medical -- Invasive -- Key clinical trials -- Key trial 10.1 -- Key trial 10.2 -- Guidelines -- 11 Heart Failure.

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