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CHF - Left-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Valvular Disease (Preserved Diastolic/Systolic Function)
 • Mitral Stenosis
Transient Myocardial Ischemia ... Transient Myocardial Ischemia ... Cardiomyopathy • Pericardial ... CHF #LeftSided #HeartFailure ... #Cardiology #Differential
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Management Principles

General Therapeutic Principles:
Reduce the congestive state 
 - Caution
Ejection Fraction: Management ... pressure - Central aortic ... prevent myocardial ischemia ... #Cardiology #HFpEF ... Diastolic #Treatment #HeartFailure
Aortic Dissection Sagittal View POCUS

Take a look at the appearance of a pericardial effusion, as well
Sagittal View POCUS ... effusion, as well ... The radiology resident ... @jaffa_md #Clinical ... #POCUS #Aorta #
Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)

Parasternal long axis of the heart showing a dilated AOFT >4cm
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... and a pericardial ... effusion. ... Echocardiogram #PLAX #clinical ... #cardiology #labeled
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Cardiogenic Shock - Management ... edema - Large effusion ... antiarrhythmics - Ischemic ... #Cardiogenic #HeartFailure ... #Cardiology #Management
Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram - PSAX view
Patient presented with chest pain.
TEE sens (97-99%), TTE sens
Aortic Dissection ... of associated pericardial ... effusion/tamponade ... Echocardiogram #PSAX #clinical ... #cardiology
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... bilateral pleural effusions ... Jcortesizaguirr #HFrEF #heartfailure ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #pharmacology
Hemopericardium and Cardiac Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram

Next best step for this 25yo male (SBP 70)?
Resolution: pericardiocentesis
Cardiac Tamponade on POCUS ... to definitive managemt ... Cardiac #Tamponade #Effusion ... #clinical #Pericardial ... #Cardiology
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
our friends from Cardiology ... cannot, coronary ischemia ... time for coronary perfusion ... echocardiogram #management ... #clinical #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 ... time for coronary perfusion ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #clinica