Cardiology

General Hospital Medicine

Questions discussed in this category

How do you weigh the benefit of urinary catheter placement for strict I/O measurement with the risk of avoidable CAUTI?

How does your approach vary by indication (critical illness, acute renal failure, hyponatremia, diuresis, etc.)?

What is your approach to VTE prophylaxis in hospitalized patients who are already on DAPT?

Particularly with prolonged hospitalizations, do you have any concerns about exposing patients to bleeding risks associated with "triple therapy" even...

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For patients admitted with acute decompensated heart failure, do you wait until the patient is euvolemic before ordering a TTE?

If yes, what is the rationale?

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How do you decide which patients with upper GI bleeds should be monitored on telemetry?

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What is your approach to checking preoperative cardiac biomarkers such as troponin and BNP?

Do you find them more helpful as predictors of perioperative risk or as a baseline to detect post-operative adverse cardiac events?

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What is your approach to managing incidental hypertension without evidence of end-organ damage in hospitalized patients?

How do you consider prn antihypertensives while admitted and/or adjusting a home antihypertensive regimen?

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How would you approach the management of a patient who develops an accelerated junctional rhythm who exhibits no symptoms and has no prior history of cardiac issues, aside from consulting a cardiologist?

What additional assessments and considerations would you suggest to comprehensively evaluate the underlying cause of the rhythm disturbance and ensure...

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What techniques do you find most helpful to optimize image acquisition for cardiac POCUS in patients with poor acoustic windows?

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How do you consider and approach transition to hospice in a patient with HFrEF who does not appear to tolerate GDMT?

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How do you approach caring for patients admitted with decompensated CHF, but who also exhibit hypotension and do not have overt signs of hypervolemia on exam?

For example, do you consider "cautious" IV fluids or otherwise consider early vasopressors?

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