AIR Series: Cardiology – CHF, PVD, and Others (part 2)

Posted by Andrew Grock, MD on Oct 12, 2015

As mentioned last module, the FOAMsphere contains a phenomenal amount of cardiology content. Accordingly, the CORD testing schedule and our cardiology module has been divided into two parts. Below we have listed our selection of the 12 highest quality blog posts within the past 12 months (as of August 2015) related to acute coronary syndromes, curated and approved for residency training by the AIR Series Board. In this module we have 6 AIRs and 6 Honorable Mentions. We strive for comprehensiveness by selecting from a broad spectrum of blogs from the top 50 listing per the Social Media Index.

AIR Stamp of Approval and Honorable Mentions

In an effort to truly emphasize the highest quality posts, we have two subsets of recommended resources. The AIR stamp of approval will only be given to posts scoring above a strict scoring cut-off of ≥30 points (out of 35 total), based on our scoring instrument. The other subset is for “Honorable Mention” posts. These posts have been flagged by and agreed upon by AIR Board members as worthwhile, accurate, unbiased, and appropriately referenced despite an average score <30. All posts will still be part of the quiz needed to obtain III credit.

After reading, please take the quiz. Feel free to ask questions in the blog comment section below. The AIR Board faculty will answer them within 48 hours of posting. Be sure to include your email or contact information where requested in the Disqus blog comment area, so that you will be notified when we reply. We recommend programs give 4 hours (20 minutes per article) of III credit for this module.

Take the quiz at ALiEMU
ALiEMU AIR Cardiology Part 2 block quiz

Interested in taking the quiz for fun or asynchronous (Individualized Interactive Instruction) credit? Please go to the above link. You will need to create a one-time login account if you haven’t already.

Highlighted quality posts

Article Title	Author	Date	Link	Title
US against the world: ultrasound in differentiating COPD from CHF	Jacob Avila, MD	January 19, 2015	BoringEM: US for CHF	Approved Instructional Resource
Acute Aortic Dissection	Jennifer Robertson, MD	October 31, 2014	EMDocs: Aortic Dissection	Approved Instructional Resource
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Clinical Highlights/Updates	Brian Febbo, MD	March 25, 2015	EMDocs: AAA	Approved Instructional Resource
Colchicine for Treatment of Pericarditis	Chris Bond, MD	August 11, 2014	RebelEM: Pericarditis	Approved Instructional Resource
Cardiogenic Shock	Anand Swaminathan, MD	August 4, 2014	EMdocs: Cardiogenic Shock	Approved Instructional Resource
Episode 41: Hypertensive Emergencies	Anton Helman, MD	2015	EMCases: HTN Emergencies	Approved Instructional Resource
Ultrasound For The Win! Case – 101M with Altered Mental Status #US4TW	Jeffrey Shih, MD	May 5, 2015	ALiEM: UFTW with AMS	Honorable Mention
Pericarditis	Sean Fox, MD	July 10, 2015	PedEMMorsel: Pericarditis	Honorable Mention
Diffuse ST Elevation: What do you think?	Steve Smith, MD	September 23, 2014	Dr. Smith’s ECG: Diffuse STE	Honorable Mention
Ventricular Assist Device (VAD)	Chris Nickson, MD	July 20, 2015	LITFL: VAD	Honorable Mention
LVADs	Justin Morgenstern, MD	2015	First10EM: LVADs	Honorable Mention
US4TW Case: 39F with Chest Pain	Jeffrey Shih, MD, RDMS and M. Kennedy Hall, MD	December 29th, 2014	ALiEM:US4TW 39 yo w/ CP	Honorable Mention

If you have any questions or comments, please contact us!

Author information

Andrew Grock, MD

Lead Editor/Co-Founder of ALiEM Approved Instructional Resources (AIR)
Faculty Physician, Greater Los Angeles VA Healthcare System
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
UCLA Emergency Medicine Department

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Tags: Approved Instructional Resources (AIR series), Cardiovascular