Cardiology

What are the indications and absolute contraindications for thrombolytic therapy in STEMI?

What is the management of complete (3rd degree) AV block with hemodynamic instability?

How does cardiac tamponade present clinically and what is the emergency treatment?

What are the Modified Duke Criteria for diagnosing infective endocarditis?

When is coronary angiography indicated in patients with stable angina on optimal medical therapy?

What are the preferred drugs for rate control in atrial fibrillation and when is rhythm control preferred?

How is hypertensive emergency managed differently from hypertensive urgency?

What are the current indications for ICD implantation in patients with heart failure with reduced EF?

How do you differentiate STEMI from NSTEMI on a 12-lead ECG?

What is the first-line treatment for acute decompensated heart failure with pulmonary edema?

Sustained monomorphic VT in ischemic cardiomyopathy — amiodarone vs catheter ablation, which is first-line?

Cardiac tamponade diagnosis — when does pulsus paradoxus rule in and how urgent is pericardiocentesis?

Cardiogenic shock post-MI — norepinephrine vs dobutamine vs IABP: which to start first?

Drug-induced long QT — which medications are highest risk and how do you monitor?

Recurrent pericarditis — is colchicine enough or should we add corticosteroids?

Severe aortic stenosis with low gradient and preserved EF — when to proceed with TAVR vs SAVR?

Hypertensive emergency vs urgency — BP 220/130 with headache, when to use IV nicardipine vs oral agents?

Rate control vs rhythm control in new-onset AF — when do you choose cardioversion?

Optimizing GDMT in HFrEF — sequencing of ACEi/ARB, beta-blocker, MRA, and SGLT2i?

Door-to-balloon time targets in STEMI — when is fibrinolysis preferred over primary PCI?