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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 ... shock, sudden cardiac ... death Management ... #Cardiology
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Build clinical suspicion ... Manage acute cardiac ... Manage chronic cardiac ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #summary
Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
Myocarditis - Diagnosis ... and Causes • Clinical ... coronary syndrome, Cardiac ... Troponin Increases, Cardiac ... Diagnosis #Causes #cardiology
Emphysematous Prostatitis - Radiography of the kidney, ureter, and bladder showed an atypical focus of gas
lobe (Panel B) #Clinical ... #Radiology #CT ... #KUB #EmphysematousProstatitis ... #Prostatitis #NEJM
Myocardial Injury Classification
Chronic myocardial injury: Chronic heart failure, Cardiomyopathy, Hypertension, CKD/ESRD
Acute nonischemic myocardial injury:
 - Primary
injury: - Primary cardiac ... illness: Myocarditis ... - Primary non-cardiac ... illness: Critical ... Classification #diagnosis #cardiology
Severe Aortic Stenosis on Cardiac CTA

Cardac CT: Degenerative aortic valve stenosis (pre-TAVI) 

Dr. Stephan Achenbach @Steph_Achenbach

#Aortic
Aortic Stenosis on Cardiac ... CTA Cardac CT ... CardiacCTA #CCTA #clinical ... #cardiology #radiology
Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
Cardiac Amyloid ... , Symptoms and Management ... Clinical Presentation ... #Amyloidosis #Cardiac ... Signs #Symptoms #Cardiology
Pericardial Rub in Pericarditis - Cardiac Auscultation (Audio)

#Pericardial #Rub #Pericarditis #Audio #clinical #cardiology #auscultation #physicalexam
Pericardial Rub ... Pericarditis - Cardiac ... #Pericardial #Rub ... Pericarditis #Audio #clinical ... #cardiology #auscultation
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Cardiac Tamponade ... help and inform clinical ... Plan definitive management ... PERICARDIOCENTESIS (sub-xiphoid ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Diagnosis and Management ... Acute myocarditis ... evidence of cardiac ... T.cruzi without clinical ... evidence of cardiac