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Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Myocarditis Diagnosis ... • Cardiogenic shock ... , sudden cardiac ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Cardiology
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Manage acute cardiac ... Manage chronic cardiac ... HF, Cardiogenic shock ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #summary
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Diagnosis Framework ... Valve Disease, Myocarditis ... Pneumothorax, Cardiac ... #criticalcare # ... algorithm #treatment #management
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Shock - Diagnosis ... and Management ... state) • Tachycardia ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Summary #criticalcare
SCAI Pyramid of Cardiogenic Shock Classification
E - Extremis - A patient experiencing cardiac arrest with ongoing
patient experiencing cardiac ... arrest with ongoing CPR ... hypotension or tachycardia ... Classification #ABCDEs #diagnosis ... #cardiology
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
overwhelmed, symptomatic tachycardia ... infarction, following cardiac ... pneumothorax, cardiac ... Classification #types #diagnosis ... #management #criticalcare
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
lateral wrist XR ... injury • ED Management ... #Radiology #XRay ... #Diagnosis #Management ... Orthopedics #Sports #MSK
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
of the resting cardiac ... heart (Sepsis, Shock ... Now consider Tachycardia ... #diagnosis #management ... foamed #algorithm #criticalcare
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
of the resting cardiac ... heart (Sepsis, Shock ... Now consider Tachycardia ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #criticalcare #
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
fragment • Other: Myocarditis ... Pts: cardiogenic shock ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... follow-up with Cardio-OB ... #management #cardiology