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Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Management Principles

General Therapeutic Principles:
Reduce the congestive state 
 - Caution
Principles: Reduce the ... May mimic HF as an ... hypertension, pulmonary ... dCHF #Diastolic #Treatment ... #HeartFailure #
Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP)

Intra-aortic balloon counter-pulsation is a method of invasive hemodynamic support. A catheter is
placed through an ... thick-walled LV ... • Triggers (EKG ... Pump #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #criticalcare
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Cardiogenic Shock - Management ... Lytes including Ca ... Revascularization, treatment ... #Cardiogenic #HeartFailure ... #Cardiology #Management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
with or without LV ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... pathway likely an ... thrombus, RV systolic ... #cardiology #treatment
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
with presence of pulmonary ... ECG is vital while ... may benefit from LV ... #cardiology #treatment ... table #foamed #heartfailure
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
defining feature, PRS can ... o infection • Echocardiogram ... ) • EMG/NCS for ... differential #diagnosis #management ... #treatment
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
How can the coronary ... LV generates enough ... #echocardiogram ... #management #clinical ... criticalcare #foamed #treatment
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Diagnosis and Management ... trypanosomiasis) is an ... Vector-borne (most ... 20-90%, normal ECG ... aneurysm), mural thrombi
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
to make an informed ... murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... dysfunction or LV ... days before Pulmonary ... medical and surgical management