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Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
- Management Checklist ... Evaluation - ... #Checklist #CHF ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Management
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist ... pre-existing heart failure ... , esp in work-up ... /management of shock ... #ICU #Pearls #Checklist
Bradycardia
1) First Steps: IV, O2, Monitors, ECG, Pads on patient, Crash Cart in room. Is patient
Monitors, ECG, Pads ... brady, Signs of Shock ... AMS, SOB from CHF ... bradycardia #diagnosis #differential ... #management #cardiology
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
Evaluation: 1. ... Marfans, EDS ... Pulse deficit/differential ... deficit • Shock ... Dissection #diagnosis #management
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
surgery; equipment failure ... delegate task of evaluating ... #Differential # ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Decompensated Heart Failure ... are excellent at evaluating ... #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment ... #heartfailure #chf
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Infection/Sepsis/Shock ... agents, Renal failure ... Reversible course Differential ... Seizures: Treat with AEDs ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... May have typical HF ... Pts: cardiogenic shock ... teratogenic GDMT meds ... #cardiology #treatment