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Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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performed) • Clinical ... Cardiovascular MRI Clinical ... intolerance • Chest ... Abnormal ECG, echocardiogram ... shock, sudden cardiac
Pulmonary Embolism - Risk Stratification and Prognostication based on scores and clinical features

 • Bova score
on scores and clinical ... PE-related) • PESI ... class (30-day all cause ... prognostication #diagnosis #management ... stratification #criticalcare
A 70 year old was presented to the urgent care center with severe retrosternal chest pain
severe retrosternal chest ... pain and a cardiac ... 2017-02-01p2-3/ #Clinical ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #A4c #Takotsubo
American College of Critical Care Medicine algorithm for time-sensitive, goal-directed stepwise management of hemodynamic support in
American College of Critical ... goal-directed stepwise management ... except congenital heart ... lesions), and cardiac ... Shock #Algorithm #CriticalCare
Tetralogy of Falot on Chest X-Ray
Tetralogy of Falot comprises four defects -
1. Ventricular septal defect (VSD)
2.
typical boot shaped heart ... caused the upturned ... cardiac apex due ... the most common cardiac ... #XRay #CXR #clinical
Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
Cardiac incisura ... wall, since the heart ... This causes a density ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #Cardiac
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical ... overload with heart ... there is no clear cause ... the underlying cause ... #CriticalCare
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
be divided into cardiac ... or structural heart ... frequently benign causes ... further guide management ... should be guided by clinical
Cardiac metastasis of lung cancer (2D/3D TTE)

What is the most common type of cancer to metastasize
metastasize to the heart ... (>1/2 melanoma cases ... #metastasis #clinical ... #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #pocus #a4c #3d
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
TTE +/- TEE) • Chest ... fistula causing heart ... telemetry for heart ... Internet Book of Critical ... Endocarditis #checklist #criticalcare