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Stages in the development of HF and recommended therapy by stage. ACEI indicates angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor;
angiotensin-receptor blocker; CAD ... disease; CRT, cardiac ... ejection fraction; GDMT ... failure; HFpEF, heart ... Algorithm #Management #Cardiology
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
POCUS Echocardiography ... - Table of Cardiac ... #Cardiac #TTE # ... Echocardiogram #Heart ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 • Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
Causes of Sudden Cardiac ... disease: CAD, Most ... • Congenital heart ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Cardiac ... #Arrest #cardiology
Myocardial Injury Classification
Chronic myocardial injury: Chronic heart failure, Cardiomyopathy, Hypertension, CKD/ESRD
Acute nonischemic myocardial injury:
 - Primary
injury: Chronic heart ... Hypertension, CKD ... injury: - Primary cardiac ... - Primary non-cardiac ... Classification #diagnosis #cardiology
Digoxin 101 - Pharmacology
Indications:

1) Tachyarrhythmias 
 • Atrial Fibrillation, Atrial Flutter, Supraventricular Tachycardias
 • ↑ Vagal
control) 2) Heart ... symptoms despite GDMT ... leads to more cardiac ... #Pharmacology #cardiology
Cardiac Event Monitors
 • Holter Monitor - Records every heart beat for 24-48 hours
 • Loop/Event
Cardiac Event Monitors ... Records every heart ... Loop recorder - Long ... #cardiology #telemetry ... devices #comparison #table
Beta Blockers - Pharmacology Comparison Table
Metoprolol:
 • Receptors: β1
 • Indications: Rate control of a-fib/a-flutter, Suppression
Pharmacology Comparison Table ... syndrome, Post-MI, Heart ... indicated in pt w/o CAD ... • Indications: Heart ... #Receptors #cardiology
Decision tree of FALLS-protocol (Fluid Administration Limited by Lung Sonography). Lung Ultrasound in the hemodynamic assessment
Lung Ultrasound ... classification, cardiac ... and lung ultrasound ... cardiogenic (from left heart ... Shock #Fluids #POCUS
Medications Used in Congestive Heart Failure

In CHF, the heart is failing as a pump; cardiac output
in Congestive Heart ... failing as a pump; cardiac ... congestion the lungs ... designed to increase cardiac ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Junctional Rhythms - Junctional rhythm describes an abnormal heart rhythm resulting from impulses coming from a
describes an abnormal heart ... coming from a locus ... #Cardiology #MedStudent ... Junctional #Rhythms #Table