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Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
& Cardiogenic Shock ... function tests if shock ... antiarrhythmics - Ischemic ... Revascularization, treatment ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
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blocking agent • Shock ... Hyperkalemia Pulmonary ... • Myocardial ischemia ... Myocarditis • Congenital ... diagnosis #causes #cardiology
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
heart (Sepsis, Shock ... cannot, coronary ischemia ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #criticalcare #foamed ... #treatment
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
This becomes a flawed ... heart (Sepsis, Shock ... cannot, coronary ischemia ... #clinica l#foamed ... #algorithm #criticalcare
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
with presence of pulmonary ... essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #cardiology ... #foamed #heartfailure
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
heart disease • Congenital ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... Pts: cardiogenic shock ... diagnosis #management #cardiology ... #treatment
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... history of: a) Ischemic ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... days before Pulmonary ... one post op Cardiology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Prosthetic valve • Congenital ... Cerebral > Splenic, Pulmonary ... Early embolic/ischemic ... hematuria, + RF Treatment ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology