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Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Evaluation - EKG ... on context Rx 1 ... hypertension Rx 2 ... Nephrotoxins (e.g ... channel blocker (eg
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Decompensated CHF ... , Severe Valve Disease ... • Obstructive: Pulmonary ... : 1) MAP > 60-65 ... 2) Lactate < 2.0
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
the absence of treatment ... 20-90%, normal ECG ... Cardiomyopathy: ... Biventricular dilated cardiomyopathy ... (→HF) with apical
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Myocarditis: 1. ... clinical suspicion 2. ... , Cardiogenic shock ... Pericarditis, Tamponade EKG ... Low voltage Treatment
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
arrhythmia syndromes (e.g ... Hypokalemia • Bundle ... Intermediate burden: >1 ... 300 = NSVT EKG ... more intensive treatment
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
other causes* 2. ... (e.g., familial ... hemodynamics (e.g ... LVEF recovery (e.g ... teratogenic GDMT meds (e.g
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... b) CHF c) ... indicated • EKG ... Obtain EKG if: ... days before Pulmonary
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
Hypertension: 1/ ... may present with pulmonary ... diagnostic procedures (eg ... disease: Management ... phenoxybenzamine blocks alpha-1
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Infection/Sepsis/Shock ... , Autoimmune disease ... PRES Diagnosis: 1. ... • EEG: With persistent ... epilepticus Treatment
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
typically fall into 1 ... with presence of pulmonary ... ECG is vital while ... essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... #heartfailure #chf