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Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Benign ... • Rheumatic Heart ... Rheumatic Fever • Trauma ... Systolic #Murmurs #Cardiology
Non-ACS Myocardial Injury - Elevated Troponin Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

 • Chronic Myocardial Injury: End
and Workup Algorithm ... Disease, Structural Heart ... Takutsubo), Toxins, Contusion ... /Trauma • No Obstruction ... #Algorithm
Approach to Undifferentiated Shock - OnePager Summary
Shock occurs when there is inadequate blood flow (CO) &
essential to determine treatment ... (myocardial contusion ... Cardiac Tamponade, Pulmonary ... Losses (bums, heat ... Undifferentiated #Shock #diagnosis
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
The heart consumes ... workloads on the heart ... The faster the heart ... In a healthy heart ... #diagnosis #algorithm
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Decompensated Heart ... with presence of pulmonary ... & Dry) is the treatment ... #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
) - Diagnosis and ... /Symptoms: • Confusion ... pneumonia • Heart ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #treatment #Pulmonary
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
a) Ischemic heart ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... - Structural heart ... one post op Cardiology ... indicated unless prior heart
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
) • Valvular heart ... • Congenital heart ... • Hypertensive heart ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... #treatment
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
• Congenital heart ... insufficiency • New-onset heart ... → symptomatic heart ... Left sided IE: Heart ... penetrating lesions, heart
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
he suffered no head ... trauma or loss ... Pulmonary Contusion ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Contusion