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Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
mm is needed to cause ... hypertension (e.g ... ischemia) ... Emergency #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #CriticalCare #
Management of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor (ICI) Induced Cardiotoxicity
Problem - Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are associated with
Checkpoint Inhibitor (ICI ... conditions including ischemia ... normal, significant echocardiogram ... other potential causes ... Cardiotoxicity #cardiology
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
cannot, coronary ischemia ... treat the primary cause ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #cardiology #echocardiogram ... management #clinical #criticalcare
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
the determined cause ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #cardiology ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare ... #icu #clinical
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... cardiomyopathy (e.g ... Avoid ARBs • ICD ... teratogenic GDMT meds ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
history of: a) Ischemic ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... indicated • EKG ... Obtain EKG if: ... one post op Cardiology
Complex Pericardial Effusion with Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX
Pt sent to ED c intradialytic hypotension.
Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram ... K 5.9 without EKG ... Admitted to ICU. ... consider serious causes ... PLAX #clinical #cardiology
Complex Pericardial Effusion with Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C
Pt sent to ED c intradialytic hypotension.
Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram ... K 5.9 without EKG ... Admitted to ICU. ... consider serious causes ... A4C #clinical #cardiology