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Focal Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy on Ventriculogram Angiography 

55 year old, severe chest pain after death of close
Cardiomyopathy on Ventriculogram ... relative, ECG diagnosis ... Cardiomyopathy #Ventriculogram ... clinical #cardiology #cathlab
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Checklist for SBT with Suspected Cardiovascular Causes of Failure in Mechanical Ventilation Weaning

#Mechanical #Ventilation #Weaning #SBT
Cardiovascular Causes of Failure ... in Mechanical Ventilation ... Weaning #Mechanical ... Cardiovascular #Failure ... #Diagnosis
Causes of acute heart failure
 - Acute pressure overload (increased afterload, mechanical flow obstruction) 
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of acute heart failure ... increased afterload, mechanical ... #Acute #Heart #Failure ... Differential #Causes #Diagnosis
Proposed Respiratory Support Algorithm in COVID19

The ‘intubate early’ paradigm, where patients who “fail” low flow oxygen
Respiratory Support Algorithm ... intubated and mechanically ... disease and not the mechanical ... criticalcare #hypoxia #failure ... #algorithm
Causes of Congenital Anomalies - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Malformation
 • Embryonic development failure or inadequacy (often multifactorial)
Deformation
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Malformation ... Embryonic development failure ... Deformation • Abnormal mechanical ... #Algorithm #Causes
Myasthenia Gravis - Ptosis, Diplopia, Blurred Vision

Acute Myasthenic Crisis 
• Triggered by infection, medication 
• Respiratory
• Respiratory failure ... • Mechanical ... Myasthenia #Gravis #Diagnosis
Approach to Respiratory Failure - Algorithm

#Respiratory #Failure #Algorithm #Differential #Diagnosis
to Respiratory Failure ... - Algorithm ... #Respiratory #Failure ... #Algorithm #Differential ... #Diagnosis
Stages in the development of HF and recommended therapy by stage. ACEI indicates angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor;
therapy; HF, heart failure ... ; HFpEF, heart failure ... ; HFrEF, heart failure ... hypertrophy; MCS, mechanical ... Stages #ACCAHA #Algorithm
Esophageal dysphagia - Mechanical Obstruction vs Neuromuscular Disorder #Diagnosis #GI #SpeechPathology #Esophageal #Dysphagia #Algorithm #ALiEM
Esophageal dysphagia - Mechanical ... Neuromuscular Disorder #Diagnosis ... Esophageal #Dysphagia #Algorithm
Chronic Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure Phenotypes
Pink Puffers (robust vent drive) ↑ their WOB when pulmonary mechanics gradually
Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure ... when pulmonary mechanics ... when pulmonary mechanics ... #Respiratory #Failure ... Phenotypes #COPD #diagnosis