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Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
runner presents to clinic ... 100/82, HR 74, JVP ... ASA, Kussmaul's sign ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... #cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram

Patient was referred to cardiology for evaluation of dyspnea. JVP was enough to
on Echocardiogram ... JVP was enough to ... diagnose CP, prominent ... and Kussmaul’s sign ... #POCUS #clinical
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
w/ septic pulmonary ... consultation • Valve regurgitation ... Internet Book of Critical ... #checklist #criticalcare ... #diagnosis #management
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Full Set of Vital Signs ... > Constrictive pericarditis ... Tamponade - Pulmonary ... crackles, elevated JVP ... #criticalcare #
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Signs of congestion ... with presence of pulmonary ... #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
Pulmonary Artery ... precede other signs ... Tolerance #testing #diagnosis ... #criticalcare # ... comparison #challenges #management
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
time there is for Diastole ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #management #clinical ... #criticalcare #