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Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
and Treatment Algorithm ... Diagnosis: Ferritin ... Guidelines: • ACC ... iron #deficiency #CHF ... #management #algorithm
Evaluation of Electrical Injury in the Emergency Department 

Common Injuries by System:

CNS - Seizure, coma, spinal
high voltage Cardiac ... posterior shoulder - AC ... especially with AC ... Electricity #Evaluation #Diagnosis ... Management #Emergency #Algorithm
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram (A4C)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic limb. PMHx
Cardiac LV Thrombus ... Echocardiogram (A4C ... PMHx recent CHF, ... blood cultures, cardiac ... #A4C #clinical
Radiation Injury
Acute Radiation Toxicity primarily affects rapidly dividing cells based on dosage
Hematopoiteic - Pancytopenia, Infection
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• Onset Hours Cardio ... lymphocyte count = ALC ... at 48 hours • ALC ... prognosis • ALC ... Injury #Toxicity #diagnosis
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Manage acute cardiac ... Manage chronic cardiac ... Fulminant: - Acute HF ... agent, steroids, AC ... #Myocarditis #diagnosis
Rheumatic Heart Disease - Mitral Stenosis on Echocardiogram
(1) Thickened and fibrosed MV leaflets - rheumatic etiology
(4) All 4 cardiac ... clinically be in CHF ... clinical #cardiology #a4c ... #thrombus
Type 2 Diabetes - Screening, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Lifestyle  Modifications (Diet and Exercise) -> Start
Diabetes - Screening, Diagnosis ... and Management Algorithm ... PostPrandial Insulin A1c ... Pancreatic Disease (CF ... Targets #Management #algorithm
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
disease b) CHF ... event, follow ACC ... algorithm to determine ... indication of AC ... stratification #diagnosis
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis ... defect (Type 1) or anatomic ... diffusion from IPVDs Diagnostic ... left heart 3-6 cardiac ... Arterial blood gas (ABC
This is the bedside Echo of a critically ill young lady who was transferred in profound
Her working diagnoses ... scenario made the diagnosis ... Clinical #POCUS #Cardiac ... #A4C #MassivePE ... #Embolism #Thrombus