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Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
Diagnosis Framework ... metastatic spread: lung ... RA, and other CTD ... hemorrhagic fluid may ... #Diagnosis #cardiology
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
fraction < 20% Differential ... Complications: MAS ... , DIC, TMA • Cardiac ... Muscular: normal CK ... #management #treatment
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... pregnancy • May ... pregnancy, teratogenic GDMT ... #management #cardiology ... #treatment
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Cardiac cath if ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment ... #table #foamed
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
nose deformity • Cardiac ... (UPC) ratio • Cardiac ... sparing of the lung ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis ... VBG (acidosis), CK ... Elimination (see Table ... line, stabilizes cardiac ... #Management #Treatment
Scleroderma Like Conditions - Differential Diagnosis
Eosinophilic Fasciitis:
 - Orange peel induration (peau d'orange) of proximal extremities
Like Conditions - Differential ... Diagnosis Eosinophilic ... the mainstay of treatment ... contractures and/or cardiac ... #table #dermatology
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
of the resting cardiac ... are typically able ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #management #clinical ... criticalcare #foamed #treatment
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
manifestation of cardiac ... syndromes (e.g., long ... Differential ... more intensive treatment ... cardiology
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
our friends from Cardiology ... of the resting cardiac ... are typically able ... patients with CAD ... #diagnosis #management