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Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Decompensated CHF ... Pneumothorax, Cardiac ... Losses, Third Spacing ... #criticalcare #
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Low voltage Treatment ... agent, steroids, AC ... #Myocarditis #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology ... #summary #biopsy
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
American College of Cardiology ... four-component staging ... With treatment, ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #CHF #Congestive
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... Consider cardiac ... endomyocardial biopsy ... #management #cardiology ... #pharmacology #sCHF
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Imaging and more ... Cardiac cath if ... algorithm #management #cardiology ... #heartfailure #chf ... #criticalcare #
Rheumatic Heart Disease - Mitral Stenosis on Echocardiogram
(1) Thickened and fibrosed MV leaflets - rheumatic etiology
- with severe MS ... (4) All 4 cardiac ... be in CHF @echocardiography_tips ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #a4c
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram (A4C)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic limb. PMHx
Echocardiogram (A4C ... PMHx recent CHF, ... steps - off axis imaging ... Echocardiogram #A4C ... #clinical #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
exam Determine Cardiac ... disease b) CHF ... Change in clinical ... one post op Cardiology ... stratification #diagnosis
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
of the resting cardiac ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #management #clinical ... #criticalcare # ... foamed #treatment