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Initial dx test to screen for & follow known AAA =   show
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Abdominal US: advantages   show
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show pre-op or if US indeterminate; better defines shape & location/ extent of AAA  
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show underestimate diameter  
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show CXR; Echo (TTE vs TEE); CT/ MRI  
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show CXR NOT dx alone (need CT or MRI to r/out if CXR neg)  
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show wide aortic silhouette & mediastinum, poss L sided pleural effusion  
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Aortic Dissection Eval: Echo =   show
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Aortic Dissection Eval: CT helpful in:   show
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show serial follow up  
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Aortic Dissection Eval: EKG =   show
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show D-dimer; LE Doppler/ US; if PE suspected, VQ scan versus spiral CT; hypercoaguable w/u if no identifiable predisposing event  
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show d-dimer  
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show sensitive, but not specific  
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d-dimer is best for _______ DVT, or PE   show
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gold standard for suspected DVT, however it is rarely done   show
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show ultrasound  
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most common test for PE   show
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gold standard for PE but rarely done   show
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CHF on CXR   show
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cardiac biomarkers for stable/unstable angina   show
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show Left ventriculogram; Arch shot; Coronary angiography to assess for blockages  
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Cardiac Cath: Indicated in:   show
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show sharp, linear densities of interlobular interstitial edema  
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CHF: Echo provides:   show
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BNP: relationship to CHF:   show
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BNP may be falsely elevated in:   show
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HTN eval labs   show
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show duplex Doppler venous ultrasound  
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show TTE only good to visualize aortic root (good for Marfan); TEE to visualize entire aorta, but is semi invasive (CT/ MRI better)  
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Hx angina but no acute sx; EKG no acute changes; next step:   show
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show Echo reduced EF; CXR Cardiomegaly; CXR Pulm edema  
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show Echo LVH; EKG LVH; CXR Pulm edema  
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Echo features present in systolic HF & absent in diastolic HF   show
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In a pt with HTN, CAD, A-fib, and multiple TIA episodes in last 2 weeks (currently asymptomatic), what test is next step in mgmt?   show
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Patient with hx of HTN and CAD presenting with substernal CP is given SL NTG and then has syncope. What is next diagnostic step in mgmt?   show
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