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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Effusion • Cardiac ... Myocardial • Systolic Dysfunction ... • Diastolic Dysfunction ... Artery Disease • Stable
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Performance thorough ... exam Determine Cardiac ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... or LV dysfunction ... Change in clinical
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Cardiac cath if ... the determined cause ... #differential #algorithm ... cardiology #treatment #table ... #foamed #heartfailure
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Pathophysiology: 1) T-cell dysfunction ... renal failure Clinical ... symptoms are not caused ... Self-limiting, chronic but stable ... neuropathy or cardiac
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Idiopathic LV dysfunction ... exclude other causes ... thrombus, RV systolic dysfunction ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... follow-up with Cardio-OB
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
of the resting cardiac ... are typically able ... treat the primary cause ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... echocardiogram #management #clinical
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
of the resting cardiac ... are typically able ... treat the primary cause ... management #cardiology #clinica ... l#foamed #algorithm
Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram in Slow Motion (PLAX)
EchoProTip: Does this patient has a potentially hemodynamically compromising
Cardiac Tamponade ... You have to pause ... by frame. ... Hemodynamically stable ... onco_cardiology #Cardiac