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Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Right-Sided Heart ... Failure - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Cardiac Causes ... out Left-Sided Heart
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
•
performed) • Clinical ... Cardiovascular MRI Clinical ... gallop • Abnormal ECG ... • Cardiogenic shock ... , sudden cardiac
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Severe Heart Failure ... Evaluation - EKG ... and refractory heart ... #Checklist #CHF ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation Overview

Symptoms:
Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

1. Why?
Cardiac:
• Valvular heart disease
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Cardiac: • Valvular ... heart disease ... • Structural heart ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... #Management #Algorithm
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Shock - Differential ... Decompensated CHF ... • Obstructive: Pulmonary ... Pneumothorax, Cardiac ... #criticalcare #algorithm
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH - Euvolemic; no physiologic stimulus to
Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Drugs • Pulmonary ... • Congestive heart ... Reduced GFR, AKI/CRF ... Uosm < 100 mmol/kg
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH - Euvolemic; no physiologic stimulus to
Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Drugs • Pulmonary ... • Congestive heart ... Reduced GFR, AKI/CRF ... Uosm < 100 mmol/kg
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
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Abnormalities - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... beats: • Left heart ... pressure >10mmHg: • Cardiac ... • Hypovolemic shock
Right Heart Catheterization - Pulmonary Artery Pressures and Calculations
PULMONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE = (meanPAP-PCWP) / CO
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Right Heart Catheterization ... CARDIAC POWER OUTPUT ... ., PE, right heart ... much as 40% in cardiac ... a_h_ghoneem #Right #Heart
Undifferentiated critical congenital heart disease: Patterns of Presentation 
Pink baby:
 • Presents at 1-6 mo
congenital heart ... determines if cardiac ... or pulmonary source ... hypoplastic left heart ... #presentation #Differential