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Diastolic Function Grading - Schematic diastolic filling patterns

I: impaired relaxation, II: moderate diastolic dysfunction (pseudonormal), III:
filling (impaired LV ... electrocardiogram, MI ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Dysfunction #Grading #Classification ... Grades #Criteria #Table
Bedside Classification of Shock

Hypovolemic shock 

- Vomiting, diarrhea, overdiuresis 

- Hemorrhage (GI, peritoneal, RP) 

Distributive shock
Bedside Classification ... pneumothorax LV ... Endocarditis - Post-MI ... Cardiogenic #Comparison #Table ... #Diagnosis #Features
Algorithm for Diagnosing Diastolic Dysfunction With Doppler Echocardiography
 1. Determine the age of the patient
Algorithm for Diagnosing ... for increased LV ... Echocardiography #Cardiology ... #Diagnosis #Grading ... #Classification
Algorithm for cardiac sarcoidosis (CS) diagnosis. A suggested algorithm for incorporating cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
Algorithm for cardiac ... sarcoidosis (CS) diagnosis ... resonance imaging (MRI ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Sarcoidosis #CardiacMRI
Severity of Aortic Stenosis in Adults 
Current ACC/AHA guidelines recommend cut-off values for Doppler-echocardiographic measurements of
>50 mmHg (2) (Table ... impaired and normal LV ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... AorticStenosis #Classification
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... ancestry, LGE on MRI ... during Delivery • Stable ... Cardiomyopathy #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Key Components: ... physical exam - Key components ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... dysfunction or LV ... stratification #diagnosis
Definitions and illustrations of criteria used to categorize cardiac sarcoidosis (CS) likelihood based on cardiac magnetic
enhancement; and MRI ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Sarcoidosis #CardiacMRI ... #Probability #Table ... #Radiology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
simply a clinical diagnosis ... may benefit from LV ... #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment ... #table #foamed
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
are typically able ... Cardiology cannot ... of Systole, the LV ... #diagnosis #management ... l#foamed #algorithm