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Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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performed) • Clinical ... gallop • Abnormal ECG ... • Cardiogenic shock ... , sudden cardiac ... death Management
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 ... goals—restore and maintain heart ... except congenital heart ... lesions), and cardiac
Evaluation of mechanical valves of Total Artificial Heart with no contrast
This is a cardiac CT with
contrast This is a cardiac ... CT with no contrast ... an ECG simulator ... CardiacCT #CCTA #CTS ... #clinical #radiology
Intraoperative Cardiac Defibrillation

Hanin Alashi, CCP @iNeena

#Intraoperative #Cardiac #Defibrillation #CTS #thoracic #surgery #clinical #video #heart #shock
Intraoperative Cardiac ... Defibrillation #CTS ... thoracic #surgery #clinical ... #video #heart # ... shock
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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life-threatening causes ... Pulmonary embolism • Cardiac ... Initial workup: • EKG ... Serial troponin; HEART ... score for PE • CTA
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
• If heart rate ... • If heart rate ... • If heart rate ... #Hypotension #Differential ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
Hyponatremia - Differential ... depletion - Heart ... the lung) - CNS ... #Hyponatremia #Differential ... Diagnosis #Table #Causes
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
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
Shock - Differential ... failure): • Severe heart ... findings based on cause ... uw_IMresidency #Shock ... #Differential #
Oropharyngeal and Esophageal Causes of Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis
Oropharyngeal Dysphagia
 • Neuromuscular causes: CVA/CNS tumor/ALS, Parkinson's,
of Dysphagia - Differential ... : CVA/CNS tumor/ ... Non-relaxation of EG ... enlarged aorta/heart ... Esophageal #Dysphagia #Differential