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Pericardial Tamponade
Beck's Triad 
1. Hypotension 
2. Jugular venous distension 
3. Muffled heart sounds 
Patient will be
complaining of dyspnea ... ECG will show low ... collapse of RV - Treatment ... #Pericardial #Cardiac ... Triad #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Typical symptoms: dyspnea ... paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea ... angiography if low ... Consider cardiac ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
mental status and low ... Cardiac cath if ... algorithm #management #cardiology ... #treatment #table ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
our friends from Cardiology ... of the resting cardiac ... are typically able ... Cardiology cannot ... criticalcare #foamed #treatment
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Elimination (see Table ... acidosis) • Low ... line, stabilizes cardiac ... Slow - don’t delay ... #potassium #nephrology
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
• Bleeding • Cardiac ... Tolvaptan) • Treatment ... Excretion #Diuresis #Nephrology ... #Pharmacology # ... Medications #Table
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
typical HF sx: dyspnea ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... follow-up with Cardio-OB ... diagnosis #management #cardiology ... #treatment
Malignant Pericardial Effusion and Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C
CA patient with known pericardial effusion who
days and refused treatment ... BP stable. ... dizziness and dyspnea ... Effusion #Tamponade #Cardiac ... Echocardiogram #A4C #cardiology
Overview of antifungal agents benefits, weaknesses, and adverse effects in the treatment of Coccidioidomycosis.
Fluconazole - Low
effects in the treatment ... Fluconazole - Low ... fever, chills, dyspnea ... antifungals #comparison #table ... #pharmacology
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
admitted with severe dyspnoe ... and an enlarged cardiac ... After treatment ... pulmonary blood flow ... #Clinical #Radiology