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Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Myocarditis: 1. ... clinical suspicion 2. ... injury 4. ... diagnosis #management #cardiology ... #summary #biopsy
Tamponade Masked in Pulmonary Hypertension

Signs of Tamponade can be masked by pulmonary hypertension! 1.2L drained. Read
Hypertension Signs ... PMC5466174/ - VCU Ultrasound ... ) #Clinical #POCUS ... #Cardiology #Echocardiogram ... #A4C #Cardiac #
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
and Management Summary ... SOFA and SIRS 1) ... Full Set of Vital Signs ... Setup - Ultrasound ... Tamponade - Pulmonary
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
and Management Summary ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... , cough, chest pain ... neuropathy or cardiac ... Diagnosis #Management #Signs
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram

2 patients w/ different diagnoses.  Both demonstrate an apical 4-chamber view
2 patients w ... strain related to pulmonary ... infarct or acute chest ... #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #labeled
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... exam Determine Cardiac ... days before Pulmonary ... one post op Cardiology ... postoperative cardiac
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary ... Cardiac: • Valvular ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... Cardioversion 1. ... cardioversion 2.
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
liver disease and pulmonary ... PVeins (extra-cardiac ... Echocardiogram #clinical #pocus ... #a4c #intrapulmonary ... #cardiology #saline
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
Summary of Oncologic ... suspected) - CT chest ... immediate treatment 1. ... CAR-T day 3–10; 2– ... renal failure, pulmonary
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Vital signs: BP ... /50 Rule (part 1) ... and second ribs.1 ... /50 Rule (part 2) ... #Radiology #CTChest