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Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) - Basics
Mode of cardiopulmonary support used to treat pulmonary and/or cardiovascular failure
used to treat pulmonary ... Suppots lungs (pulmonary ... flow supports cardiac ... Basics #management #pulmonary ... #criticalcare
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Nonarrhythmic Cardiac ... Causes: • Cardiomyopathy ... • Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... Pheochromocytoma • Pulmonary ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Pulmonary embolus ... timing with Cardio-OB ... Serial TTE and close ... follow-up with Cardio-OB ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... exam Determine Cardiac ... indicated • EKG ... Obtain EKG if: ... one post op Cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... cultures • 2D Echo ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
cardiac function ... with presence of pulmonary ... Impella, LVAD, ECMO ... algorithm #management #cardiology ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... Cerebral > Splenic, Pulmonary ... cultures • 2D Echo ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology