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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 ... #LeftSided #HeartFailure ... #Cardiology #Differential
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Management Principles

General Therapeutic Principles:
Reduce the congestive state 
 - Caution
Ejection Fraction: Management ... prevent myocardial ischemia ... #Cardiology #HFpEF ... #dCHF #Diastolic ... #Treatment #HeartFailure
DETROIT CARDIOGENIC SHOCK INITIATIVE ALGORITHM

INCLUSION CRITERIA
Acute Myocardial Infarction
 Ischemic Symptoms
 EKG and/or biomarker evidence of AMI
Infarction  Ischemic ... Obtain femoral arterial ... flow in all major epicardial ... DCSI #Initiative #Management ... #Cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Atrial Fibrillation ... Decompensated HF • New ischemia ... ventricular hypertrophy, pericardial ... AFib #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Cardiogenic Shock - Management ... antiarrhythmics - Ischemic ... #Checklist #CHF ... #Cardiogenic #HeartFailure ... #Cardiology #Management
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
/crush injury, ischemia ... - ↓ Effective arterial ... Na delivery): CHF ... ileus/obstruction (ischemia ... Treatment #potassium #nephrology
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram (A4C)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic limb. PMHx
Echocardiogram (A4C ... ICU for acute ischemic ... PMHx recent CHF, ... : serial blood cultures ... #clinical #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
history of: a) Ischemic ... disease b) CHF ... one post op Cardiology ... CARP, DECREASE V trials ... medical and surgical management
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram Short-Axis View (PSAX)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic
ICU for acute ischemic ... PMHx recent CHF, ... What are the next POCUS ... : serial blood cultures ... PSAX #clinical #cardiology