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Rheumatic Heart Disease - Mitral Stenosis on Echocardiogram
(1) Thickened and fibrosed MV leaflets - rheumatic etiology
(1) Thickened ... (2) Lvef 25-30% ... (4) All 4 cardiac ... #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #thrombus
Radiation Injury
Acute Radiation Toxicity primarily affects rapidly dividing cells based on dosage
Hematopoiteic - Pancytopenia, Infection
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• Onset Hours Cardio ... people) = 4.5 Gy. 1 ... Gy = ~10,000 CXRs ... lethal - MH/CCF ... Toxicity #diagnosis #management
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Myocarditis: 1. ... 2. ... Fulminant: - Acute HF ... agent, steroids, AC ... Myocarditis #diagnosis #management
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... ankle swelling. 2. ... → no signs of CXR ... Consider cardiac ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
disease b) CHF ... algorithm to determine ... Change in clinical ... - Cataract Plan ... medical and surgical management
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
1. ... L shunt as RAP>LAP ... PVeins (extra-cardiac ... #clinical #pocus ... #a4c #intrapulmonary
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
typically fall into 1 ... Cardiac cath if ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #cardiology ... #heartfailure #chf
Complex Pericardial Effusion with Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX
Pt sent to ED c intradialytic hypotension.
BUN/Cr- 128/9.4. ... stopped after 1 ... Pericardial #Effusion #Cardiac ... #PLAX #clinical ... #cardiology
Complex Pericardial Effusion with Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C
Pt sent to ED c intradialytic hypotension.
BUN/Cr- 128/9.4. ... stopped after 1 ... Pericardial #Effusion #Cardiac ... #A4C #clinical ... #cardiology