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Diagnostic algorithm for a child or adolescent with suspected pulmonary hypertension. CHD, congenital heart disease; CPET,
Diagnostic algorithm ... arterial hypertension ... arterial hypertension ... ; PCH, pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Peds
Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia (MAT)
• At least 3 different P wave morphologies: 
• Rate 100-180
• Irregular 
Etiology
• Hypoxia • Pulmonary ... hypertension ... Management • Oxygen ... #Tachycardia #MAT ... #Cardiology #Diagnosis
Differentiating PAH from PVH - Echocardiography
Pulmonary Artery Hypertension (PAH):
 • RV size - Enlarged
 • LA
Artery Hypertension ... • RV size - May ... Echocardiogram #comparison ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #pulmonary #arterial
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Management Principles

General Therapeutic Principles:
Reduce the congestive state 
 - Caution
Ejection Fraction: Management ... causing systemic hypertension ... , pulmonary hypertension ... ineffective) #Management ... #Cardiology #HFpEF
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Cardiac ... Arterial Hypertension ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Algorithm #causes
A good approach when dealing with hypotension at the bedside includes using the following systematic four
at the bedside ... Vascular Resistance #Diagnosis ... #Management #EM ... #IM #PCC #Hypotensive ... #Algorithm
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
with caution in pulmonary ... flutter or MAT ... with caution in pulmonary ... Tachycardia #Treatment #management ... #cardiology #algorithm
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Stroke Volume / Arterial ... fibrillation at ... PP and systolic hypertension ... Infarction • Pulmonary ... Pathophysiology #causes #cardiology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Summary A defect in arterial ... disease - Portal hypertension ... cirrhosis • Intra-pulmonary ... perfusion scanning or pulmonary ... underlying portal hypertension
DETROIT CARDIOGENIC SHOCK INITIATIVE ALGORITHM

INCLUSION CRITERIA
Acute Myocardial Infarction
 Ischemic Symptoms
 EKG and/or biomarker evidence of AMI
Cardiogenic Shock  Hypotension ... Obtain femoral arterial ... Angiography & PCI ... DCSI #Initiative #Management ... #Cardiology