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Digoxin 101 - Pharmacology
Indications:

1) Tachyarrhythmias 
 • Atrial Fibrillation, Atrial Flutter, Supraventricular Tachycardias
 • ↑ Vagal
control) 2) Heart ... Failure, reduced ... NYHA III or IV symptoms ... leads to more cardiac ... #Pharmacology #cardiology
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
with end-stage heart ... failure, although ... III and class IV symptoms ... Treatments may include: cardiac ... #Management #Cardiology
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Heart failure with ... Typical symptoms ... failure). ... Consider cardiac ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Intraoperative Cardiac ... is conscious, symptoms ... especially in heart ... failure. ❾ If ... consultation with cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Nonarrhythmic Cardiac ... failure • Mitral ... failure of various ... AVNRT Red Flag Symptoms ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Tropical Endomyocardial Fibrosis (EMF)
snrunken ventnoes
Hallmark chronic EMF features include:
 • Apical obliteration of the left and/or
overlying thrombus in cardiac ... with nonspecific symptoms ... • Restrictive heart ... failure symptoms ... Fibrosis #EMF #cardiology
Management of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor (ICI) Induced Cardiotoxicity
Problem - Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are associated with
myocarditis and heart ... failure to potentially ... Initiate advanced heart ... failure management ... Cardiotoxicity #cardiology
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
manifestation of cardiac ... of structural heart ... Digoxin toxicity Symptoms ... failure • Exacerbation ... #differential #cardiology
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 #Cardiology
Management of Anthracyclines and HER2 Antagonist Cardiotoxicity
Anthracyclines cause cardiomyopathy:
 ✖ Reduction in left ventricular ejection fraction
or 20%, or if heart ... failure symptoms ... treatment for heart ... failure develops ... Cardiotoxicity #cardiology