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Myocardial Injury Classification
Chronic myocardial injury: Chronic heart failure, Cardiomyopathy, Hypertension, CKD/ESRD
Acute nonischemic myocardial injury:
 - Primary
Cardiomyopathy, Hypertension ... Direct SARS-COV-2 ... illness, Sepsis, Pulmonary ... infarction: - Type 1 ... Classification #diagnosis #cardiology
Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
emergency (1) ... (2) Target organ ... - Acute kidney injury ... - Pulmonary edema ... chronic renal failure
RV Failure secondary to Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension on Echocardiogram
Pulmonary arterial hypertension resulting in severe RV dilation
RV Failure secondary ... Echocardiogram ... sign is that the ... #clinical #cardiology ... #s4c #pocus
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram

2 patients w/ different diagnoses.  Both demonstrate an apical 4-chamber view
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... 2 patients w ... strain related to pulmonary ... #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #labeled
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
should be done): 1. ... is defined as the ... papilledema, heart failure ... or acute kidney injury ... Stage 2 hypertension
Cardiac metastasis of lung cancer (2D/3D TTE)

What is the most common type of cancer to metastasize
metastasize (>1/ ... 2 melanoma cases ... metastasis #clinical #cardiology ... #echocardiogram ... #pocus #a4c #3d
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
on context Rx 1 ... or pulmonary hypertension ... Rx 2 — Optimize ... 20 mg q6hr) - Hypotension ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
thromboembolism) 1) ... Transthoracic echocardiogram ... m/s • Other signs ... ventricular septum 2) ... Effect: PATENT-1
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
sweat Heat Injury ... AKI - Liver failure ... → Syncope • Signs ... Multi-system illness: 1. ... encephalopathy) 2.
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
What do you see ... liver disease and pulmonary ... hypertension? ... clinical #pocus #a4c ... intrapulmonary #cardiology