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Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
runner presents to clinic ... ASA, Kussmaul's sign ... edema, and clear lungs ... #a4c #pocus #clinical ... #cardiology
Graphic representation of transthoracic echocardiographic parameters in the assessment of right ventricular pressure overload. A′ = peak late
and McConnell sign ... view E. 60/60 sign ... Decreased tricuspid ... cmls) #TTE #Echocardiogram ... RightVentricular #Cardiology
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... : weight gain, lung ... HFrEF may lack lung ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #pharmacology
Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≤6 months old on day ≥7
if they have no clinical ... purposes of this algorithm ... lack of tapering, decreased ... those >day 10 with clinical ... and lab signs (
Management of patients with known or suspected malignant pleural effusion (MPE) - An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical
Management of patients ... Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical ... goals of assessing lung ... there are any signs ... Effusions #MPE #Algorithm
Mild-to-Moderate Ulcerative Colitis - Management Algorithm
Curcumin:
 • Natural phytochemical from turmeric
 • 2g/day divided in 2-3
Ulcerative Colitis - Management ... Nissle • VSL#3: ↑ clinical ... • Caution with long-term ... AEs; consider decreased ... #Colitis #UC #Management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
event, follow ACC algorithm ... Change in clinical ... one post op Cardiology ... unless prior heart/lung ... or death (CARP, DECREASE
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
our friends from Cardiology ... the only way to increase ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #management #clinical
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
just simply a clinical ... Signs of poor perfusion ... Signs of congestion ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #cardiology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... systemic sx + signs ... day, followed by long ... GCA #Temporal #Signs ... Symptoms #Diagnosis #Management