10 results
Pharmacology of diuretics

Acetazolamide, Loop diuretics, Thiazide‐like diuretics, MRA, Amiloride

Site of Action, Maximum Dose, Half-Life, Onset, Bioavailability,
Thiazide‐like diuretics, MRA ... Action, Maximum Dose ... Loop #Thiazide #CHF ... #Cardiology #Management
Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF) - Guideline Directed Medical Therapy - Initiation Strategies

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Beta-Blocker → MRA ... • Rapid low-dose ... Heart #Failure #CHF ... HFrEF #Guideline #management ... #GDMT #cardiology
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
of a fracture does ... fracture • ED Management ... 1 week MH/CCF ... Mallet #Finger #Radiology ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
capitate "apple" does ... injury • ED Management ... repair MH/CCF ... Wrist #Carpal #Radiology ... Orthopedics #Sports #MSK
Septal Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM)

52yo worsening exertional sx and murmur. EKG nonspecific, Serial trops (-) 
EM resident
EM resident does ... elevated LVEDP ==> MRI ... Metoprolol - VCU Ultrasound ... echocardiogram #plax #cardiology ... #pocus
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Cardiogenic Shock - Management ... (no B-lines on ultrasound ... #Checklist #CHF ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
ancestry, LGE on MRI ... May have typical HF ... ARB/ACE-I/ARNI/MRA ... counseling should be done ... #cardiology #treatment
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Does the patient ... specific questions to ask ... disease b) CHF ... one post op Cardiology ... medical and surgical management
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
importantly, bedside ultrasound ... adjusting the dose ... differential #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment ... #heartfailure #chf
Cardiac Tamponade on POCUS
Hypotension in trauma is not always due to hypovolemia. This was a great
Cardiac Tamponade on POCUS ... for definitive management ... - MH/CCF/CWRU ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #trauma #cardiology