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Practical Approach to Grading Diastolic Dysfunction

#Diagnosis #Cardiology #Diastolic #Diastology #Dysfunction #Grading #Classification #Grades #Criteria #Algorithm #Assessment
Grading Diastolic Dysfunction ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Diastolic #Diastology #Dysfunction ... Classification #Grades #Criteria ... #Algorithm #Assessment
Right heart dysfunction and failure in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: mechanisms and management 
Source:
Right heart dysfunction ... mechanisms and management ... of myocardial performance ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... CongestiveHeartFailure #RVFailure #Criteria
The SALT Mass Casualty Triage Approach
 - SALT stands for “Sort, Assess, Lifesaving interventions, and Treatment
specificity, or performance ... #Management #Disaster ... MassCasualty #Incident #Algorithm ... #Protocol
Blood Culture Collection Algorithm - Adult Patients with Suspected Systemic Infection 

Pawlowicz et al evidenced based
Algorithm Source ... who meet SIRS criteria ... #Management #BloodCultures ... EmergencyDepartment #Protocol ... #Indications #Criteria
Treatment of Stable Wide-Complex Tachycardia
Regular
 • If ventricular tachycardia or uncertain rhythm:
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narrow-complex irregular protocol ... Tachycardia #Treatment #management ... #cardiology #algorithm
DETROIT CARDIOGENIC SHOCK INITIATIVE ALGORITHM

INCLUSION CRITERIA
Acute Myocardial Infarction
 Ischemic Symptoms
 EKG and/or biomarker evidence of AMI
SHOCK INITIATIVE ALGORITHM ... INCLUSION CRITERIA ... Cardiogenic #Shock #Algorithm ... DCSI #Initiative #Management ... #Cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Performance thorough ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... or LV dysfunction ... one post op Cardiology ... medical and surgical management
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
-> TEE • Duke Criteria ... Surgery: • Valvular dysfunction ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology