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Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Build clinical suspicion ... myocarditis Clinical ... steroids, calcineurin inhibitor ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Mechanisms of Drug-Induced Hyperkalemia 
 • Direct renin inhibitor (Aliskiren)
 • Renin release inhibition (NSAIDs, Beta-Blockers)
• Direct renin inhibitor ... Renin release inhibition ... of aldosterone inhibition
HFpEF and CAD Management Algorithm
1. Consider revascularization based on current guidelines for CAD and HFpEF*
2. Statins:
ACE inhibitor: consider ... ARB: if ACE inhibitor ... controlled by ACE inhibitor ... Enroll in HFpEF clinical ... Management #Algorithm #cardiology
HIV Antiretroviral Pharmacokinetic Boosters - Ritonavir & Cobicistat 

Ritonavir & Cobicistat are 2 pharmacokinetic boosters used
actually a protease inhibitor ... and a 3A4 inhibitor ... is just a 3A4 inhibitor ... because of the CYP inhibition
Antiplatelet Medications - Summary Table

Aspirin - Inhibits cyclooxygenase, preventing formation of thromboxane A2
 • Acute coronary
combination with P2Y12 inhibitor ... Dipyridamole - PDE5 inhibition ... (and PDE3 inhibition ... Cilostazol - PDE3 inhibition
Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF) - Guideline Directed Medical Therapy - Initiation Strategies

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→ MRA → SGLT-2 Inhibitor ... Beta-Blocker + SGLT-2 Inhibitor ... management #GDMT #cardiology
Atrial Myxoma on Cardiac MRI

Dr. Jacobo Kirsch
@kirschj

#Atrial #Myxoma #CardiacMRI #Cardiology #Clinical #Radiology
Myxoma #CardiacMRI #Cardiology ... #Clinical #Radiology
Oral Hypoglycemics in Diabetes Management
1  INSULIN SENSITIZER
 • TZD 
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CARB ABSORPTION INHIBITOR ... alpha-glucosidase inhibitor ... GLP breakdown by inhibiting
Important Cardiac Transplant Medications and Side Effects
 • Cyclosporine (Sandimmune, generic) - Calcineurin inhibitor, decreasing T
- Calcineurin inhibitor ... - Calcineurin inhibitor ... , inhibiting T lymphocyte
Pathophysiology of ACE inhibitor-induced angioedema: Angioedema is a vascular reaction associated with tissue (subcutaneous, submucosal) edema
Pathophysiology of ACE inhibitor-induced ... substances in ACE inhibitor-induced ... presence of ACE inhibition ... Bradykinin #ACE #Inhibitor