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Angiotensin II Receptor Blocker (ARB) - Comparable Dose Chart 
 - Valsartan (DiovanĀ®) 40 mg daily
Receptor Blocker (ARB ... 20 mg daily #ARB ... #Equivalent #Conversion ... #Dosing #Doseage ... #Table #AngiotensinII
Angiotensin Receptor Blockers 
Recommended Dose Conversions 

Valsartan 
Irbesartan 
Losartan 
Olmesartan 
Telmisartan 
Candesartan 
Azilsartan 
Eprosartan 

A few
dose, select an equivalent ... class is still going ... initiating an ARB ... #Conversion #Table ... #Dosing #Pharmacology
ANGIOTENSIN II RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST (ARB) DOSING:
TOOL FOR SWITCHING BETWEEN AGENTS IN CANADA
The information provided is intended
RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST (ARB ... ) DOSING: TOOL ... #Pharmacology #Conversion ... #Switching #Equivalent ... #Table
Managing warfarin INR

Warfarin dosage must be individualized according to the patient's response to the drug, and
INR Warfarin dosage ... #management #algorithm ... #medications #table ... #decisionaid #cardiology ... hematology #warfarin #dosing
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Delivery • Stable ... Avoid ARBs • ICD ... meds (e.g., ACE/ARB ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Causes of ST Segment ... replaced by T wave inversion ... downsloping - Coving ... voltage Other Causes ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
typically able ... treat the primary cause ... Even during the ... may not be the case ... #diagnosis #algorithm
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
typically able ... treat the primary cause ... Even during the ... may not be the case ... clinica l#foamed #algorithm
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Highest metabolic equivalent ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... ACEi/ARBs - Hold ... one post op Cardiology ... Determine if any labs are
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
then be excreted using ... the determined cause ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #cardiology ... #treatment #table