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Practical Approach to Grading Diastolic Dysfunction

#Diagnosis #Cardiology #Diastolic #Diastology #Dysfunction #Grading #Classification #Grades #Criteria #Algorithm #Assessment
Practical Approach to Grading ... Diastolic Dysfunction ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Grading #Classification ... Grades #Criteria #Algorithm
Congenital Heart Disorders - Classification and Differential Algorithm

- Amy Chung, MD, MSc @AmyChung 

#Congenital #Heart #Disorders
Congenital Heart ... Disorders - Classification ... #Congenital #Heart ... #Classification ... Peds #Pediatrics #Cardiology
Algorithm for Diagnosing Diastolic Dysfunction With Doppler Echocardiography
 1. Determine the age of the patient
Algorithm for Diagnosing ... pressure (LVFP): #Algorithm ... Echocardiography #Cardiology ... #Diagnosis #Grading ... #Classification
Shock Classification
Shock Definition: State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Shock Classification ... END-ORGAN DYSFUNCTION ... decompensated heart ... Hemorrhagic → leading ... #Classification
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Shock Types - Classification ... END-ORGAN DYSFUNCTION ... decompensated heart ... Hemorrhagic → leading ... #Classification
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... beats: • Left heart ... • Hypovolemic shock ... Abnormalities #Disorders ... #Cardiology #Differential
Right Heart Catheterization - Pulmonary Artery Pressures and Calculations
PULMONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE = (meanPAP-PCWP) / CO
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Right Heart Catheterization ... Trans-Pulmonary Gradient ... Diastolic Pulmonary Gradient ... e.g., PE, right heart ... catheter #diagnosis #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
acute systolic heart ... • Hypertensive disorders ... ⚠️ Cardiogenic shock ... absence of systolic dysfunction ... Cardiomyopathy #Cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
sensation that the heart ... is pounding, racing ... or sinus node dysfunction ... Psychiatric: • Panic disorder ... #Palpitations #Cardiology