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Algorithm for Echo determination of LV filling pressures 

#LVFilling #pressures #Algorithm #Echo #POCUS #diagnosis #cardiology
determination of LV filling ... Algorithm #Echo #POCUS
Causes of acute heart failure
 - Acute pressure overload (increased afterload, mechanical flow obstruction) 
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Causes of acute ... overload - Acute filling ... #Differential #Causes
Schema for documenting a type 1 MI, type 2 MI, or non-MI troponin elevation based on
and underlying causes ... Documentation #Billing
Key Characteristics of Old and New Potassium-Binding Agents

- Dr. Edgar V. Lerma https://twitter.com/edgarvlermamd

#Potassium #Binding #KBinders #Kayexelate
New Potassium-Binding ... #Potassium #Binding ... Kayexelate #Comparison #Table
Jugular Waveform Components 
 • a wave - due to atrial contraction: It occurs just before
• c wave - caused ... by the bulging ... results when the filling ... y descent - is caused
Diastolic Function Grading - Schematic diastolic filling patterns

I: impaired relaxation, II: moderate diastolic dysfunction (pseudonormal), III:
Schematic diastolic filling ... left ventricular filling ... Grades #Criteria #Table
Differential Diagnosis for a Prolonged PT and aPTT
If the PT and the aPTT are both prolonged,
Causes include : ... Pre-analytical cause ... contamination, under filling ... consumption or binding ... aPTT #Prolonged #Causes
Estimating Left Ventricular Filling Pressure by Echocardiography

#Diagnosis #Cardiology #Echocardiogram #POCUS #Diastolic #Dysfunction #Diastology #Diastasis #EWave #AWave
Left Ventricular Filling ... Echocardiogram #POCUS
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Once pseudohypokalemia is ruled out, causes of hypokalemia can be
Causes of Hypokalemia ... is ruled out, causes ... Decreased filling ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Diastolic Dysfunction Grading - Echocardiography
Grade 0  (Normal):
 • E/A >0.8, e’ > 8 cm/s, E/e’
LA during Early Filling ... LA during Early Filling ... Relaxation Speed - POCUS ... diagnosis #cardiology #POCUS