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Mechanical Cardiac Support Devices Compared
Cannula Size - Insertion Technique - Haemodynarnic Support
IABP:
 • Afterload: Reduced
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Afterload: Reduced • LV ... Slight increase • LV ... Increased • LV ... perfusion: Unknown • LV ... Increased • LV
Cardiac Findings in Sarcoidosis
Most Commonly Affected Sites:
 - LV free wall (esp. basal posterior wall)
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Affected Sites: - LV ... (esp. basal) LV ... Involvement: - LV ... thickening - LV ... hypokinesis or RWMA - LV
Shock Classification Types - Comparison Table
JVP, IVC on Ultrasound, Passive Leg Raise, Temperature of extremities, LV
Types - Comparison Table ... of extremities, LV ... Types #Comparison #Table
Bedside Classification of Shock

Hypovolemic shock 

- Vomiting, diarrhea, overdiuresis 

- Hemorrhage (GI, peritoneal, RP) 

Distributive shock
pneumothorax LV ... dysfunction LV ... Cardiogenic #Comparison #Table
Left ventricular aneurysm seen during open heart surgery 

A large fibrotic area marks the ischemic region,
where also lies a LV ... ventricular #aneurysm #LV
Cardiac Maneuvers and Effects on Murmurs

Valsalva Standing - Decr BIood Return to LV
Laying Down, Squatting, Straight
BIood Return to LV ... BIood Return to LV
Diastolic Dysfunction Grading - Echocardiography
Grade 0  (Normal):
 • E/A >0.8, e’ > 8 cm/s, E/e’
Relaxation & Decreased LV ... Mild Decrease in LV ... Moderate Decrease in LV ... Severe Decrease in LV
Differential diagnosis of genital ulcers
Table Comparing HSV, Syphilis, Chancroid and LGV

#Diagnosis #Genital #Ulcers #Differential #Comparison #Table
genital ulcers Table ... Chancroid and LGV ... Differential #Comparison #Table ... #Chancroid #LGV
Diastolic Function Grading - Schematic diastolic filling patterns

I: impaired relaxation, II: moderate diastolic dysfunction (pseudonormal), III:
filling (impaired LV ... Grades #Criteria #Table
VA ECMO Unloading - LV Venting
Different LV Venting Strategies work through these basic mechanisms: ↓ Preload,
ECMO Unloading - LV ... Venting Different LV