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DETROIT CARDIOGENIC SHOCK INITIATIVE ALGORITHM

INCLUSION CRITERIA
Acute Myocardial Infarction
 Ischemic Symptoms
 EKG and/or biomarker evidence of AMI
Infarction  Ischemic ... evidence of AMI (STEMI ... or NSTEMI) Cardiogenic ... DCSI #Initiative #Management ... #Cardiology
In July 2015 the ACC/AHA proposed and published an algorithm to help stratify cardiac arrest patients
July 2015 the ACC ... Comatose #CathLab #NSTEMI ... #Activation #Risk ... Stratfication #Management ... #Cardiology #CriticalCare
Checklist Approach to Hypokalemia

Consider risk factors for arrhythmia:
 - EKG changes (especially QT prolongation)
 - Digoxin
Hypokalemia Consider risk ... - Myocardial ischemia ... incongruous with clinical ... #Hypokalemia #Management ... #CriticalCare
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Build clinical suspicion ... - Acute HF, Cardiogenic ... agent, steroids, AC ... Myocarditis #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #summary
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
history of: a) Ischemic ... algorithm to determine ... Change in clinical ... one post op Cardiology ... medical and surgical management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Risk Factors and ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... Minority of Pts: cardiogenic ... support for patients clinically ... #cardiology #treatment
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
ECG is vital while ... is essentially Cardiogenic ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #cardiology ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
our friends from Cardiology ... cannot, coronary ischemia ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #management #clinical ... #criticalcare #
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
cannot, coronary ischemia ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #clinica ... l#foamed #algorithm ... #criticalcare
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
Risk Factors: • ... Anemia ✗ NOT a risk ... escalate to: ⚠️ Cardiogenic ... recognition and management ... Cardiomyopathy #Cardiology