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Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Myocarditis Diagnosis ... Abnormal ECG, echocardiogram ... failure • Elevated ... shock, sudden cardiac ... failure therapy
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
in AA and AL Cardiac ... Hepatosplenomegaly & hepatic failure ... Amyloid typing Cardiac ... Testing: • EKG • Echocardiogram ... • MRI of the heart
Causes of acute heart failure
 - Acute pressure overload (increased afterload, mechanical flow obstruction) 
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Causes of acute heart ... failure - Acute ... impairment - Cardiac ... #Failure #Differential ... #Causes #Diagnosis
Pathogenesis of Edema in Heart Failure (Cardiac Edema)

#Edema #CHF #HeartFailure #Pathophysiology
Pathogenesis of Edema in Heart ... Failure (Cardiac
Relevant Sonopathology of the Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX) - Point of Care Ultrasound
 - Right Ventricular
Stenosis - Diastolic Heart ... Failure - Aortic ... Failure Infographic ... @emspocus #Diagnosis ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Basic Transthoracic Echocardiography Cardiac Views: PLAX, PSAX, Apical, Subcostal

- Dr. Jonny Wilkinson
@Wilkinsonjonny

#Anatomy #POCUS #Cardiac #TTE #Echocardiogram
Echocardiography Cardiac ... Anatomy #POCUS #Cardiac ... #TTE #Echocardiogram ... #Heart #Windows
Myocardial Injury Classification
Chronic myocardial injury: Chronic heart failure, Cardiomyopathy, Hypertension, CKD/ESRD
Acute nonischemic myocardial injury:
 - Primary
injury: Chronic heart ... injury: - Primary cardiac ... cardiomyopathy, Acute heart ... non-cardiac illness ... Classification #diagnosis
Decompensated Heart Failure Classification
Wet (volume overloaded) vs Dry (euvolemic) and Cold (low cardiac output) vs Warm
Decompensated Heart ... Failure Classification ... and Cold (low cardiac ... vs Warm (normal cardiac ... Classification #CHF #diagnosis
Decompensated Heart Failure Management Strategies

Wet (volume overloaded) vs Dry (euvolemic) and Cold (low cardiac output) vs
Decompensated Heart ... Failure Management ... and Cold (low cardiac ... vs Warm (normal cardiac
Medications Used in Congestive Heart Failure

In CHF, the heart is failing as a pump; cardiac output
in Congestive Heart ... Failure In CHF ... as a pump; cardiac ... designed to increase cardiac ... if the heart failure