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Myocardial Injury Classification
Chronic myocardial injury: Chronic heart failure, Cardiomyopathy, Hypertension, CKD/ESRD
Acute nonischemic myocardial injury:
 - Primary
illness: Critical ... illness, Sepsis, Pulmonary ... infarction: - Type 1 ... Classification #diagnosis ... #cardiology #troponemia
RUSH(ed) Exam - POCUS Protocol
Rapid Ultrasound in Shock and Hypotension
1. Parasternal Long Cardiac View
2. Apical Four-Chamber
in Shock and Hypotension ... 1. ... View 2. ... DVT depending on clinical ... POCUS #Protocol #diagnosis
Interpreting Right Heart Catheterizations

Always interpret a RHC based on the indication for getting the test. This
hypertension 1 ... mean > 20 mmHg_ 2. ... What is the cardiac ... Catheterization #RHC #diagnosis ... #pulmonary #hypertension
Tamponade Masked in Pulmonary Hypertension

Signs of Tamponade can be masked by pulmonary hypertension! 1.2L drained. Read
Signs of Tamponade ... PMC5466174/ - VCU Ultrasound ... sided collapse) #Clinical ... Echocardiogram #A4C ... #Cardiac #Tamponade
Lyme Disease: Early and Late Clinical manifestations
Stage 1. Localized
 • EM appears 7-14 days at the
Early and Late Clinical ... manifestations Stage 1. ... radiculopathy, PN) • Cardiac ... Lyme #Disease #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

A4c view; RV enlargement & hypokinesis with apical sparing ("McConnell Sign"
McConnell's Sign ... Diagnosis concerning ... for Pulmonary Embolism ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #cardiology
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
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Management Summary • Hypotension ... SOFA and SIRS 1) ... Full Set of Vital Signs ... Setup - Ultrasound ... Tamponade - Pulmonary
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... ankle swelling. 2. ... un lymphatic Diagnostic ... congestion. 2. ... Consider cardiac
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
on context Rx 1 ... hypertension Rx ... 2 — Optimize the ... (no B-lines on ultrasound ... #Checklist #CHF