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Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Myocarditis Diagnosis ... gallop • Abnormal ECG ... , echocardiogram ... Elevated troponin • Cardiogenic ... #Management #Cardiology
Diastolic Function Grading - Schematic diastolic filling patterns

I: impaired relaxation, II: moderate diastolic dysfunction (pseudonormal), III:
LV compliance), ECG ... atrium, PASP: pulmonary ... artery systolic ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Classification #Grades #Criteria
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Shock - Management ... Evaluation - EKG ... suggests total body hypovolemia ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Management
Right heart dysfunction and failure in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: mechanisms and management 
Source:
mechanisms and management ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Echocardiogram ... CongestiveHeartFailure #RVFailure #Criteria ... RVDysfunction #RightVentricular
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
- Differential Diagnosis ... level <100 pg/ml EKG ... ventricular function Pulmonary-Artery ... use causing non-cardiogenic ... #cardiology
Right Heart Catheterization - Pulmonary Artery Pressures and Calculations
PULMONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE = (meanPAP-PCWP) / CO
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Artery Pressures ... ARTERY PULSATILITY ... RV dysfunction. e.g ... #artery #catheter ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... Minority of Pts: cardiogenic ... Cardiomyopathy #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
with presence of pulmonary ... patient causing hypovolemia ... is essentially Cardiogenic ... #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... -> TEE • Duke Criteria ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... than 5 to 7 days after ... #management #cardiology
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
QRS complex Pulmonary ... Disorders: • Hyperkalemia ... • Epicardial artery ... #cardiology #ecg ... #ekg #electrocardiogram