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Pericarditis - Definition and Diagnostic Criteria
Acute Pericarditis 
 • Inflammatory pericardial syndrome to be diagnosed with
chest pain ... (2) pericardial ... depression on ECG ... effusion (new or ... #criteria #cardiology
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Myocarditis - CAD/ACS ... dissection - SCAD • Pericardium ... : - Pericarditis ... - Tamponade Pulmonary ... • Pleura: - Effusion
Chest pain after AFib ablation. What’s the most likely diagnosis?

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You are all correct: the patient had
Chest pain after ... You are all correct ... w/ a moderate pericardial ... effusion (likely ... #EKG #ECG #Pericarditis
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
NONIATROGENIC • Malignancy ... (e.g., metastatic ... patients with pulmonary ... have to repeat if malignancy ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Aneurysm • Pericarditis ... • Pleural Effusion ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
/Chest Wall: • ... flare, Pleural effusion ... Tumor, Pleural effusion ... , Pulmonary Hypertension ... Anemia, Arrhythmia, Pericarditis
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Evaluation - EKG ... edema - Large effusion ... (no B-lines on ultrasound ... NSAlDs, ACE-inhibitors ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Setup - Ultrasound ... telemetry, 12-Lead EKG ... > Constrictive pericarditis ... , Pericardial Tamponade ... - Pulmonary
DETROIT CARDIOGENIC SHOCK INITIATIVE ALGORITHM

INCLUSION CRITERIA
Acute Myocardial Infarction
 Ischemic Symptoms
 EKG and/or biomarker evidence of AMI
SHOCK INITIATIVE ALGORITHM ... Ischemic Symptoms  EKG ... visualization with use of ultrasound ... TIMI III flow in all ... major epicardial
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... algorithm to determine ... indicated • EKG ... Obtain EKG if: ... change CV risk Chest