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Non-ACS Myocardial Injury - Elevated Troponin Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

 • Chronic Myocardial Injury: End
Diagnosis and Workup ... Pre-Coronarv): Shock ... Tachycardia-induced HF ... Distribution: Acute Myocarditis ... Occlusion • Stable
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
acute cardiac injury ... Fulminant: - Acute HF ... , Cardiogenic shock ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #summary
Shock Classification and Differential Diagnosis
SHOCK
 • MAP <65, SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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and Differential ... Diagnosis SHOCK ... Medications, Spinal Cord Injury ... Decompensated CHF ... Valve Disease, Myocarditis
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
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Bradycardia - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... blocking agent • Shock ... infarction • Myocarditis ... #cardiology #BRADI
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Shock - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Medications, Spinal Cord Injury ... Decompensated CHF ... Valve Disease, Myocarditis
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Chest Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pericarditis • Myocarditis ... • Muscular Injury ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology
Bradycardia
1) First Steps: IV, O2, Monitors, ECG, Pads on patient, Crash Cart in room. Is patient
Progressively worsening brady ... , Signs of Shock ... AMS, SOB from CHF ... #differential # ... management #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... fragment • Other: Myocarditis ... May have typical HF ... Pts: cardiogenic shock ... #management #cardiology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... #diagnosis #differential ... algorithm #management #cardiology ... #treatment #table ... #heartfailure #chf