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Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Heart Failure & Cardiogenic ... Evaluation - EKG ... antiarrhythmics - Ischemic cardiomyopathy ... treatment for acute MI ... Nephrotoxins (e.g
Bedside Classification of Shock

Hypovolemic shock 

- Vomiting, diarrhea, overdiuresis 

- Hemorrhage (GI, peritoneal, RP) 

Distributive shock
- Takotsubo cardiomyopathy ... Endocarditis - Post-MI ... #Distributive #Cardiogenic ... #Comparison #Table
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy ... ancestry, LGE on MRI ... Minority of Pts: cardiogenic ... ARB/ACE-I/ARNI/MRA ... during Delivery • Stable
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification
Reflex Syncope 
 - Vasovagal syncope
   • Prolonged standing
hypersensitivity Cardiogenic ... • Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... Medication side effect (e.g ... Medication side effect (e.g ... Classification #Table
Yamaguchi cardiomyopathy on Electrocardiogram (EKG)
That time when a doctor tells you that you're "having a heart
Yamaguchi cardiomyopathy ... Electrocardiogram (EKG ... ECG has been stable ... Cardiac MR shows ... #Yamaguchi #cardiomyopathy
Inpatient Cath Lab Indications
Cath Lab ASAP:
STEMI
NSTEMI:
1. Unstable/cardiogenic shock
2. Severe LV dysfunction or
3. Recurrent/persistent rest angina despite
Unstable/cardiogenic ... New/worsening MR ... low (1-2) risk, +ECG ... Rx: NSTEMI/UA: stable
Yamaguchi cardiomyopathy on Echocardiogram (A4C)

ECG has been stable for years, she only feels unwell when in
Yamaguchi cardiomyopathy ... Echocardiogram (A4C) ECG ... has been stable ... Cardiac MR shows ... #Yamaguchi #cardiomyopathy
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