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Accordion Sign of Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC) on Cardiac MRI
30-year old woman with VPCs. Diagnosis?
Classic
Cardiomyopathy (ARVC ... Diagnosis? ... Classic ARVC! ... Accordion #Sign #ARVC ... #CardiacMRI #Arrhythmogenic
Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP)

Intra-aortic balloon counter-pulsation is a method of invasive hemodynamic support. A catheter is
afterload & increases LV ... The thick-walled LV ... Balloon #Pump #diagnosis ... management #cardiology #criticalcare
Arterial Lines - Abnormal Arterial Waveforms:
 - Underdampened: Falsely High BP - Adjust monitor filter settings
Weak Beats - RV & LV ... lines #waveforms #diagnosis ... #criticalcare
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
long QT syndrome, ARVC ... Hypertension, LV ... Differential Diagnosis ... Complexes #PVCs #PVC #diagnosis
Approach to Undifferentiated Shock - OnePager Summary
Shock occurs when there is inadequate blood flow (CO) &
Failure (PE, PHTN), LV ... Undifferentiated #Shock #diagnosis ... guyton #curves #criticalcare
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
simply a clinical diagnosis ... establishing a diagnosis ... may benefit from LV ... #diagnosis #differential ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
LV End Diastolic ... sectional area of the LV ... blood from the LV ... Tolerance #testing #diagnosis ... #criticalcare #
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
of Systole, the LV ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... management #clinical #criticalcare
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
of Systole, the LV ... #diagnosis #management ... foamed #algorithm #criticalcare
Lazarus Reflex on Physical Exam

The Lazarus sign is a reflex movement observed in brain-dead or brainstem
spinal reflex arc ... after brain death diagnosis ... video #neurology #criticalcare