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Acute Myocardial Infarction - Biomarker time course 
#Diagnosis #Cardiology #AcuteMyocardialInfarction #AMI #Biomarkers #Enzymes #Troponins #CKMB #Myoglobin
#Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Biomarkers #Enzymes #Troponins ... Peaks #Cardiac #Timeline
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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intolerance • Chest ... Abnormal ECG, echocardiogram ... failure • Elevated troponin ... Diagnosis #Management #Cardiology
Echocardiographic strategy to sorting type-I vs. type-II MI

Every single patient with a troponin elevation doesn't require
patient with a troponin ... doesn't require an echocardiogram ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Echocardiogram
HEART Score allows us to risk stratify low risk chest pain patients and get them out
stratify low risk chest ... with a single troponin ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Ruptured Chordae Tendineae on POCUS Echocardiogram
 
Many underlying causes, not limited to: MVP, subacute endocarditis, connective
Tendineae on POCUS Echocardiogram ... tissue d/o, blunt chest ... Tendineae #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... Ultrasound #Clinical #Cardiology
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
CBC, coags, BNP, Troponin ... STAT CXR, CTA Chest ... , Echocardiogram
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
Chest Pain / ACS ... factors - Initial troponin ... diagnosis #Algorithm #cardiology
Inferior Regional Wall Motion Abnormalities on POCUS Echocardiogram

Older male with chest pain, diaphoresis. ECG with concerning
Abnormalities on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Older male with chest ... Abnormality #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy on POCUS

78 year old woman - Acute delirium but complaining of chest pain 
ECG:
complaining of chest ... specific TWI in chest ... Ultrasound #Clinical #Echocardiogram ... #Cardiology
Type B Aortic Dissection Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX

Elderly male with hypertension and DM presents
Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram ... presents with chest ... #Flap #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #PLAX #Cardiology