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STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
sometimes advanced treatment ... flare ups that cause ... Treatments may include ... transplants. ... #Management #Cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Glomerulonephritis Septic ... Emboli Cause Injury ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... urine, sweat) - its ... shock/hypoxemia/Sepsis ... regional ischemia, surgery ... syndrome - Sepsis
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
circulation and its ... (Sepsis, Shock, ... Consider Sepsis, ... echocardiogram #management ... criticalcare #foamed #treatment
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Eclampsia, Infection/Sepsis ... Reversible course Differential ... the underlying cause ... • Treatment of ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... May have typical HF ... • Minority of Pts ... #cardiology #treatment
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
- Overview and Differential ... tumor embolism Septic ... hematuria, + RF Treatment ... Viridans Surgery ... #Diagnosis #cardiology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Decompensated Heart ... the determined cause ... #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment ... #heartfailure #chf