Cardiology Secrets

I. GENERAL EXAMINATION 1. Cardiovascular Physical Diagnosis 2. Murmurs and Heart Sounds 3. Chest X-ray 4. Bedside Hemodynamic Monitoring II. DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES 5. Electrocardiogram 6. Holter Monitoring and Signal-Averaged Electrocardiography 7. Echocardiography and Doppler/Color-Flow Imaging 8. Echocardiography in the Critically Ill Patient 9. Exercise Testing 10. Nuclear Cardiology, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, and Computed Tomography 11. Cardiac Catheterization and Angiography 12. Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty and Other Interventions III. ARRHYTHMIAS 13. Supraventricular Tachycardia 14. Ventricular Tachycardia 15. Cardiac Pacing in Atrioventricular Block IV. SYMPTOMS AND DISEASE STATES 16. Chest Pain 17. Angina 18. Myocardial Infarction 19. Complications and Care Following Myocardial Infarction 20. Coronary Risk Factors and Modification 21. Congestive Heart Failure 22. Endocarditis 23. Aortic Dissection and Disease of the Aorta 24. Pericardial Disease 25. Hypertension 26. Shock and Cardiac Arrest 27. Myocarditis 28. Dilated Cardiomyopathy 29. Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy 30. Syncope and Dizziness 31. Traumatic Heart Disease 32. Cardiac Tumors 33. Adult Congenital Heart Disease 34. Heart Disease in Women 35. Heart Disease in the Elderly 36. Heart Transplantation 37. Peripheral Vascular Disease 38. Pulmonary Embolism 39. Pulmonary Hypertension 40. Pulmonary Disease and the Heart 41. Preoperative Evaluation for Cardiac Risk 42. Rheumatic Heart Disease and Mitral Stenosis V. VALVULAR HEART DISEASE 43. Aortic Stenosis and Regurgitation 44. Mitral Valve Prolapse and Mitral Regurgitation 45. Prosthetic Valves VI. CARDIOVASCULAR PHARMACOLOGY 46. Antiarrhythmic Therapy 47. Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blockers 48. Anticoagulant and Antiplatelet Drugs 49. Diuretics and Nitrates 50. Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors and Other Vasodilators 51. Digoxin and Other Positive Inotropic Drugs 52. Calcium Channel Antagonists 53. Thrombolytic Agents VII. OTHER MEDICAL CONDITIONS WITH ASSOCIATED CARDIAC INVOLVEMENT 54. Heart Disease in Pregnancy 55. Heart Disease and Cancer Chemotherapy 56. Renal Disease and the Heart 57. Endocrine and Nutritional Disorders and Heart Disease 58. Cardiac Manifestations of Rheumatologic Disorders 59. Substance Abuse and the Heart 60. Cardiac Manifestations of AIDS 61. Exercise and the Heart index