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Shock and Vasoactive Drugs 
1) Determine type and etiology of shock
 • Distributive: Sepsis, Anaphylaxis, Neurogenic
MI, Acute Heart ... rupture, VSD, etc ... Pericardial tamponade, Pulmonary ... inopressors #diagnosis #management ... #comparison #table
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
and Management ... Summary • Hypotension ... telemetry, 12-Lead EKG ... Tamponade - Pulmonary ... >> Acute PE, Tension
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
- Management Checklist ... drained if causing acute ... treatment for acute ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Management
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Manage acute cardiac ... Fulminant: - Acute ... HF, Cardiogenic shock ... Myocarditis #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #summary
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Cardiomyopathy - Summary ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... Pts: cardiogenic shock ... Delivery • Stable ... #cardiology #treatment
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
hyponatremia, AKI, etc ... esp in work-up/management ... of shock MICRO ... note, discharge summary ... something has acutely
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
QRS complex Pulmonary ... weeks following an acute ... Post-cardioversion • Acute ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
with presence of pulmonary ... ECG is vital while ... essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... #cardiology #treatment ... #table #foamed
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... Summary Epidemiology ... of diagnosis (e.g ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... sarcoidosis Pulmonary
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Endocarditis Summary ... Culture (+): Acute ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology