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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 ... gallop • Abnormal ECG ... shock, sudden cardiac ... death Management
Heart Transplant Transportation - Organ Care System (OCS)

Stephen DeVries, PA-C @SDeVriesPAC

#Heart #Transplant #Donor #thoracic #surgery #CTS
Heart Transplant ... @SDeVriesPAC #Heart ... #surgery #CTS #clinical ... #video #beating ... #cardiac #Transportation
Beating donor heart transplant 

A heart I transplanted recently on the Organ Care System. Amazing technology
recently on the Organ ... #surgery #CTS #clinical ... #video #beating ... #cardiac #Transportation ... #OCS #organ
Donor Heart Awaiting Transplant

Reanimated human heart from a DCD donor. 20min of no cardiac function before
Donor Heart Awaiting ... donor. 20min of no cardiac ... #surgery #CTS #clinical ... #video #beating ... #cardiac #organ
Heart Transplant Transportation - Organ Care System (OCS)

Vandy Perfusion and Donor Recovery team travel over 4000
Heart Transplant ... Shah @AshShahMD #Heart ... #surgery #CTS #clinical ... #video #beating ... #cardiac #Transportation
Vasopressors Table 
Rough properties by Target Receptor, Heart Rate/Inotropy, Systemic Vascular Resistance, Cardiac Output, Blood Pressure,
Target Receptor, Heart ... Vascular Resistance, Cardiac ... 0.375-0.75 mcg/kg ... Internet Book of Critical ... Pharmacology #Effect #Management
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
infarction, following cardiac ... decompensated heart ... pneumothorax, cardiac ... types #diagnosis #management ... #criticalcare #differential
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
dental procedure • Cardiac ... loss • Myalgias Cardiac ... : • New cardiac ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
consider: o Cardiac ... Anaphylaxis → 3-1 o Cardiac ... Sepsis → 3-14 o Cardiac ... #Hypotension #Differential ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
be divided into cardiac ... or structural heart ... syncope (ruling out differential ... further guide management ... should be guided by clinical