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2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA Focused Update of the 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A
2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA ... Guideline for the Management ... Task Force on Clinical ... #HeartFailure #Management ... #treatment #algorithm
Atrial Fibrillation Overview

Symptoms:
Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

1. Why?
Cardiac:
• Valvular heart disease
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Cardiac: • Valvular ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... Endocrinopathies 2. ... #Fibrillation #Cardiology ... #Management #Algorithm
Managing warfarin INR

Warfarin dosage must be individualized according to the patient's response to the drug, and
is 2.5 (range 2- ... #management #algorithm ... #pharmacology #treatment ... #decisionaid #cardiology ... hematology #warfarin #dosing
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
2. ... Low voltage Treatment ... agent, steroids, AC ... Myocarditis #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #summary
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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• Obstructive: Pulmonary ... Pneumothorax, Cardiac ... ) MAP > 60-65 2) ... #criticalcare #algorithm ... #treatment #management
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
anatomic shunt (Type 2) ... Clinical Presentation ... left heart 3-6 cardiac ... Arterial blood gas (ABC ... #treatment #hepatology
Flowchart to diuretic use in acute heart failure.

(A) Congestion with volume overload. 

(B) Treatment algorithm after
(B) Treatment algorithm ... linked transporter 2 ... administration, once a day dosing ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Management
RV Strain in Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

A patient is brought by EMS intubated and hypotensive.
Embolism on POCUS ... your next step in management ... infusion over 2 ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #ultrasound #DSign
Air gap sign: loss of cardiac image during systole in Pneumopericardium
Interesting observation –loss of cardiac window
sign: loss of cardiac ... image during systole ... Pneumopericardium #clinical ... #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #a4c #plax #pocus
Pericardial Effusion on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber

I would suggest doing cardiac POCUS on all
Pericardial Effusion on POCUS ... would suggest doing ... cardiac POCUS on ... Echocardiogram #A4C ... #clinical #cardiology