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Ventricular Fibrillation
• Completely disorganized 
• Immediate cessation of cardiac output, no associated pulse 
• No discernible
Ventricular Fibrillation ... Immediate cessation of cardiac ... #Fibrillation #VFib ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Tachycardia
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
Echocardiography - Table ... of Cardiac Views ... and Windows • ... Orientations #Atlas #Map #Comparison ... #Cardiology
Algorithm for the Management of Ventricular Tachycardia Electrical Storm
ES diagnosed (≥ 3 episodes of VT/ICD therapies
of Ventricular ... Tachycardia Electrical ... Storm ES diagnosed ... cardioversion Stable ... #diagnosis #management
Commotio Cordis 
- Commotio cordis occurs when an object strikes the chest over the heart. It
children 5-15 years old ... , and ventricular ... commotio cordis risk window ... Commotio #Cordis #Diagnosis ... Pathophysiology #Cardiology
Shock Classification
Shock Definition: State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
overwhelmed, symptomatic tachycardia ... venous return/ventricular ... Classification #Types #diagnosis ... #management #cold ... warm #wet #dry #table
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... • They must be able ... pts with severe COPD ... Contraindications: Pts with ventricular ... #management #diagnosis
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Myocarditis Diagnosis ... Endomyocardial biopsy (gold ... Unexplained sinus tachycardia ... shock, sudden cardiac ... #Management #Cardiology
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
overwhelmed, symptomatic tachycardia ... venous return/ventricular ... pneumothorax, cardiac ... Classification #types #diagnosis ... #management #criticalcare
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Cardiac: • Valvular ... Irregular wide-complex tachycardia ... (< 5% pts with afibb ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
- Differential Diagnosis ... supraventricular or ventricular ... • Ventricular ... /Afib/WPW) • Loss ... #Palpitations #Cardiology