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Shock and Vasoactive Drugs 
1) Determine type and etiology of shock
 • Distributive: Sepsis, Anaphylaxis, Neurogenic
MI, Acute Heart ... Failure, Valvular Disease ... #inopressors #diagnosis ... #management #comparison ... #table
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
and Management ... Summary Acute Chagas ... Acute myocarditis ... clinical evidence of cardiac ... #Management #Microbiology
Non-ACS Myocardial Injury - Elevated Troponin Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

 • Chronic Myocardial Injury: End
Non-ACS Myocardial ... and Workup Algorithm ... End Stage Renal Disease ... Structural Heart Disease ... Occlusion • Stable
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management ... LMCA lesion -> Cardiac ... This is not for acute ... coronary syndrome (ACS ... Angina #ChestPain #Diagnosis
HEART Score – A Tool For the ED The HEART score is an excellent tool that
with possible Acute ... admission for further workup ... Major Adverse Cardiac ... heart-score-major-cardiac-events ... #Diagnosis #Management
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
disequilibrium syndrome • Diagnosis ... irrigation • Management ... • Bleeding • Cardiac ... Diuresis #Nephrology #Pharmacology ... #Medications #Table
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
dental procedure • Cardiac ... Hypercoagulable (APLAS) Microbiology ... Culture (+): Acute ... : • New cardiac ... #management #cardiology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... and Differential Diagnosis ... with previously stable ... Renal parenchymal disease ... #Hypertension #Workup
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
(Sens. 81% for acute ... coronary artery disease ... Consider cardiac ... #management #cardiology ... #pharmacology #
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
important to recognize Acute ... Cardiac cath if ... #algorithm #management ... cardiology #treatment #table ... icu #clinical #pharmacology