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SCAI Pyramid of Cardiogenic Shock Classification
E - Extremis - A patient experiencing cardiac arrest with ongoing
arrest with ongoing CPR ... currently experiencing signs ... or symptoms of ... #ABCDEs #diagnosis ... #cardiology
Extrapulmonary manifestations of COVID-19
 • Neurologic: Headaches, Dizziness, Encephalopathy, Guillain-Barré, Ageusia, Myalgia, Anosmia, Stroke
 • Renal:
Cardiac arrhythmias, Cardiogenic ... shock, Myocardial ... ischemia, Acute cor ... Extrapulmonary #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
Based on the images ... between these chest ... Pumonary cardiogenic ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
is essentially Cardiogenic ... Shock. ... the determined cause ... algorithm #management #cardiology ... #treatment #table
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... are not caused ... e.g. incidental CXR ... dyspnea, cough, chest ... #Management #Signs
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic inflammation causes ... injury → mucous stasis ... inflammation Symptoms ... Most Common Causes ... Nasal polyps and signs
Increased pulmonary venous pressure is related to the pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) and can be
be graded into stages ... features on the chest ... film (Table). ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CHF #CXR #Stages
On the left a chest film of a 19 year old patient with Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
The
this pattern was caused ... This is late stage ... challenging differential diagnosis ... the central dot sign ... #CXR #CTChest #
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
normal pregnancy symptoms ... escalate to: ⚠️ Cardiogenic ... shock ⚠️ Arrhythmias ... congestion on a CXR ... Cardiomyopathy #Cardiology
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Patient states he ... Vital signs: BP ... x-ray (CXR), try ... Most commonly caused ... #Radiology #CTChest