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McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)
Elderly female with recent hospitalization presented with hypotension, tachycardia and low
McConnell's Sign ... (A4C) Elderly female ... and low grade fever ... #McConnells #Sign ... #A4C #cardiology
Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≤6 months old on day ≥7
old on day ≥7 of fever ... function, mitral regurgitation ... within 10 d of fever ... clinical and lab signs ... #Diagnosis #Peds
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram ... you see on this SC ... Had diagnostic tap-fever ... #clinical #cardiology ... #A3C #SeptalBounce
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Presentation: - Fever ... Fulminant: - Acute HF ... agent, steroids, AC ... #Myocarditis #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
in patients who never ... show symptoms or signs ... patients with a diagnosis ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #CHF #Congestive
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
Transthoracic echocardiogram ... Peak tricuspid regurgitation ... m/s • Other signs ... hemodynamics Liver ... #management #hepatology
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
S/sx: Fever, flank ... have drop in Hct, fever ... Sx include: fever ... patients with CHF ... RBCs (stored at 4C
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis ... and Management ... mild (malaise, fever ... Romana's sign ... , weight loss, regurgitation
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
S/sx: Fever, flank ... have drop in Hct, fever ... Sx include: fever ... patients with CHF ... RBCs (stored at 4C
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
or family - Ever ... disease b) CHF ... algorithm to determine ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis