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Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
, Symptoms and Management ... Clinical Presentation ... despite hx HTN) EKG ... Diagnosis #Stages #Management ... Signs #Symptoms #Cardiology
Left Main Coronary Artery Thrombus seen on Angiography

“Mother of all coronary thrombi”.  55 year old
“Mother of all ... Cardiogenic shock, ECG ... established, but died on table ... Angiogram #CathLab #clinical ... #cardiology #fluoroscopy
The ECG shows ST elevation (STE) across the precordium, highest in V2 and V3. There are
The ECG shows ST ... any R-wave at all ... morphology") #Clinical ... #EM #Cardiology ... #EKG #Aneurysm
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Build clinical suspicion ... Pericarditis, Tamponade EKG ... agent, steroids, AC ... Myocarditis #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #summary
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
our friends from Cardiology ... Cardiology cannot ... primary disturbance Cardiology ... similar where Cardiology ... #clinical #criticalcare
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
our friends from Cardiology ... Cardiology cannot ... primary disturbance Cardiology ... similar where Cardiology ... #cardiology #clinica
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
ECG is vital while ... #cardiology #treatment ... #table #foamed ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare ... #pharmacology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
cardiomyopathy (e.g ... hemodynamics (e.g ... LVEF recovery (e.g ... teratogenic GDMT meds (e.g ... #cardiology #treatment
There is inferior ST elevation with reciprocal ST depression in aVL and  in lead I,
depression in aVL ... #Clinical #EM #Cardiology ... #EKG #STEMI #Inferior
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
indicated • EKG ... Obtain EKG if: ... Change in clinical ... one post op Cardiology ... medical and surgical management