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POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
POCUS Echocardiography ... - Table of Cardiac ... (A4C) • Inferior ... Doppler #Anatomy #POCUS ... #Cardiac #TTE #
2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA Focused Update of the 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A
2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA ... Guideline for the Management ... #HeartFailure #Management ... #CHF #guideline ... ACCAHA2017 #cardiology #treatment
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
STAGES of CHF (A ... sometimes advanced treatment ... Treatments may include ... : cardiac resynchronization ... #Management #Cardiology
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
Diagnosis and Treatment ... Guidelines: • ACC ... iron #deficiency #CHF ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management ... algorithm #cardiology #treatment
Stroke Volume & Cardiac Output Measurement on POCUS
Accurately measure LVOT diameter:
1. Obtain PLAX 
2. Zoom to
Stroke Volume & Cardiac ... Measurement on POCUS ... Obtain A5c view ... Stroke #Volume #Cardiac ... #Measurement #POCUS
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Manage acute cardiac ... Fulminant: - Acute HF ... Low voltage Treatment ... agent, steroids, AC ... Myocarditis #diagnosis #management
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Decompensated CHF ... Pneumothorax, Cardiac ... Dehydration Shock Treatment ... criticalcare #algorithm #treatment ... #management
Heart Failure (HFrEF) Treatment - GDMT for stage C 

For patients with Heart Failure with REDUCED
Failure (HFrEF) Treatment ... recommended by the ACC ... /ambcarerx #CHF ... #Pharmacology #Management ... #Treatment #StageC
TOPCAT - Spironolactone for Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction

N Engl J Med 2014; 370:1383-1392 https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa1313731

CONCLUSIONS:
ejection fraction, treatment ... causes, aborted cardiac ... hospitalization for the management ... Spironolactone #HFpEF #dCHF
The Gastroenterology Consult Primer
Guide to Calling a GI Consult
HPI:
 - Start with reason for consult
lipase PMH: - Focus ... - Other PMH: Cardiac ... Antiplatelet & AC ... last meal - Treatment