Comprehensive ANKI deck based on ACCSAP and MAYO (Cardiology Board Prep)
WHAT DOES THIS DECK CONTAIN?
The deck contains about 3k high-yield cards seperated with tags/subtags following the ACCSAP format as shown below
General Principles of Cardiovascular Medicine
Arrhythmias
Coronary Artery Disease
Heart Failure & Cardiomyopathy
Valvular Disease
Pericardial Disease
Congenital Heart Disease
Vascular Diseases
Systemic Hypertension and Hypotension
Pulmonary Circulation Disorders
Systemic Disorders Affecting the...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - March 5, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Salem Rama Tags: Cardiology Source Type: forums
Cardiac Team models
Looking for examples of how other groups with dedicated heart teams take call and all the other logistics.
Our hospital/CT surgeons are pushing us to create a dedicated heart team separate from the generalists. They want 4 first starts for the CT surgeons and 1 cath lab daily. One of the CT surgeons is new and will be ramping up a heart failure program with significant increases in numbers of ecmo and LVAD placement.
How many anesthesiologists would you recommend? How should we split...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - January 19, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: cheeseburgerandfry Tags: Anesthesiology Source Type: forums
Breast CA antihormones, concurrent vs sequential
I have a patient with very poor health who cannot medically undergo surgery - heart failure, O2 dependent - but we are treating a bulky breast mass about 7 cm in size and grossly involved regional nodes.
ER is 90 plus percent positive, so she will be getting anti estrogens of some kind; the question is whether to give the radiation and anti hormones together or sequentially. Is there any data either way?
I believe there was a breast chemo study that showed better response rate if the...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - November 8, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: IonsAreOurFuture Tags: Radiation Oncology Source Type: forums
1 year fellowship before applying to Hem-Onc
Hello, I am PGY-2 in community hospital trying to boost my chances to match into Hem-onc fellowship.
So due to lack of research, connections and my VISA status, my chances are limited so I was trying to find if there is a chance of doing 1 year fellowship BEFORE applying to the match. I know people have done that in other specialties ( applying to advanced heart failure fellowship prior to cardiology or hepatology fellowship prior to GI). I was wondering if there is something similar in...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - September 29, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Drahmajuve Tags: Hematology / Oncology Source Type: forums
Sorry some dumb medical questions from a PGY1
I have some really dumb questions, if anyone would be willing to answer them!
1. Do you hold all GDMT or just the beta blocker during heart failure exacerbation? What about Farxiga? Is Amlodipine or Nifedipine contraindicated in HFrEF/HFpEF?
2. Are there any formal guidelines on when to start pharmacology for weight loss, such as Phentermine-topiramate?
3. How do you know if a chest tube is currently to suction, on water seal, or clamped?
4. How exactly do you diagnose DKA? Do you need...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - September 16, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: lotsofquestions101 Tags: Internal Medicine and IM Subspecialties Source Type: forums
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Fellowship 2024-2025
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Fellowships starting 2024-2025 (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - July 28, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Cantankerous_hole Tags: Cardiology Source Type: forums
1 in 35 people bump their troponin after Moderna Covid vaccination
This article has been accepted for publication and undergone full peer review but has not been through the...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - July 27, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Birdstrike Tags: Emergency Medicine Source Type: forums
Advanced Heart failure ABIM board prep/studying tips
Hey folks,
Unlike general cardiology boards, there are limited information for advanced heart failure boards prep materials/resources. Would appreciate if someone who has taken the boards recently or preparing for it, can give me some insight on where to start, prep materials and/or their preparation experience overall. Thanks! (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - April 24, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Heart_Doctor Tags: Cardiology Source Type: forums
CHF treatment options
Why are calcium channel blockers (CCB) contra-indicated in congestive heart failure, while beta-blockers aren't?
I understand that CCB may worsen the situation with a significant drop in cardiac output (CO), since they're negative inotropes and can further deteriorate the cardiac function.... but don't beta-blockers ultimately do the same thing? They're negative chronotropes, so they will also cause a decrease in CO. Why can they be used in heart failure while CCB cannot?
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Source: Student Doctor Network - February 8, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: a_zed24 Tags: Medical Students (MD) Source Type: forums
Loved the medicine and knowledge on IM, kind of hated the day to day
MS2 in my clinical year trying to figure out what I want to do with my life. Just got done my inpatient IM rotation and I had some mixed thoughts. I went in thinking I was going to like it, but I’m conflicted. I loved talking about the physiology of all these diseases, I loved how broad the knowledge was, etc. The knowledge base that they have is immense, but the day to day is kind of a drag.
Talking about hepatorenal syndrome, heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, sepsis, etc was my jam...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - November 9, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Maybedoc1 Tags: Medical Students (MD) Source Type: forums
Attitude change with younger RTs
Anyone else find themselves working with a lot of gen Z/young millennial RTs that like to have opinions? I'm locums working at multiple sites and the RTs keep trending younger, the game now is apparently to talk the physician down from whatever intervention is requested. Patient needs a tube? Why not put them on bipap instead. Patient needs bipap? Why not put them on a nonrebreather for heart failure. Need deep suction for bronchiolitis? Why not try a bulb. Young people suck. (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - October 19, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: evert1de101 Tags: Emergency Medicine Source Type: forums
Decongestion and acetazolamide
Really interesting trial from European Society of Cardiology. ADOVAR. Adding acetazolamide 500mg IV daily + the usual IV frusemide resulted in higher rates of clinical decongestion at 3 days with no signals of harm in acute decompensated heart failure. I suspect this practice will become more widely adopted, even for garden variety de-resuscitation. I usually reserved acetazolamide (at a higher dose) for treating alkalosis in diuresis but it might be worth giving a low dose up-front...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - September 3, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: lymphocyte Tags: Critical Care Source Type: forums
Re: Development and validation of a decision support tool for the diagnosis of acute heart failure: systematic review, meta-analysis, and modelling study
(Source: BMJ Comments)
Source: BMJ Comments - September 1, 2022 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
Intraoperative use of IV digoxin
Anyone have any experience using perioperative IV digoxin to treat suspected hypotension from heart failure?
Here is a clinical scenario I encountered recently. 78 y.o. male with upper GI bleed. He had a STEMI 10 days ago and was stented. Due to the anti-platelet medication he was put on, he bled. He is brought to the OR for an EGD. His BP is in the 70's systolic, HR is sinus tachycardia, Hct. is 29%. Mental status is confused and he ripped out his PICC line in the ER. No central...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - August 10, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Burned_Out Tags: Anesthesiology Source Type: forums
Heart failure 2023-2024
Let’s go! Share experiences and interviews here. (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - July 22, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: A.Real.Dreamer114 Tags: Cardiology Source Type: forums
