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Diagnostic algorithm for a child or adolescent with suspected pulmonary hypertension. CHD, congenital heart disease; CPET,
Diagnostic algorithm ... CHD, congenital ... heart disease; CPET ... Heart 2016;102:ii1 ... #Diagnosis #Peds
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
In order to better ... classify heart ... of heart failure ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #CHF #Congestive
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Right-Sided Heart ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Cardiac ... out Left-Sided Heart ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Graphic representation of transthoracic echocardiographic parameters in the assessment of right ventricular pressure overload. A′ = peak late
RiHTh = right heart ... Right heart mobile ... detected in right heart ... Transthoracic #Diagnosis ... RightVentricular #Cardiology
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

A4c view; RV enlargement & hypokinesis with apical sparing ("McConnell Sign"
hypokinesis with apical sparing ... /w acute right heart ... Diagnosis concerning ... for Pulmonary Embolism ... clinical #ultrasound #cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
: • Valvular heart ... • Structural heart ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... possible valvular heart ... • Mechanical heart
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
The heart consumes ... workloads on the heart ... In a healthy heart ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #cardiology #echocardiogram
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram

2 patients w/ different diagnoses.  Both demonstrate an apical 4-chamber view
patients w/ different diagnoses ... RV with apical sparing ... from acute right heart ... strain related to pulmonary ... #clinical #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
a) Ischemic heart ... disease b) CHF ... - Structural heart ... one post op Cardiology ... indicated unless prior heart
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is the result of insufficient output because of cardiac failure, high resistance
Congestive heart ... failure (CHF) is ... result of long standing ... a patient with CHF ... #Diagnosis #Radiology