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Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Diagnosis and Causes ... Echocardiography, Cardiac ... MRI, Cardiac Catheterization ... Amyloidosis (AL Amyloid, Wild ... differential #cardiology #algorithm
Stages in the development of HF and recommended therapy by stage. ACEI indicates angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor;
and recommended therapy ... disease; CRT, cardiac ... hypertension; ICD ... circulatory support; and MI ... Stages #ACCAHA #Algorithm
UCSF COVID-19 Adult Clinical Evaluation Guide - Updated April 10 2020

Clinical Presentation
• Fever: hospitalized pts but
dyspnea 20-50% • URI ... symptom 3-12% • Cardiac ... : multiple case ... Guide #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Protocol #SARSCoV2
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... ancestry, LGE on MRI ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... Avoid ARBs • ICD ... investigative therapy
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
the critically ill ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... perfusion - Cardiac ... failure - Low cardiac ... - Cyanide - Propofol
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Incidence: 1 to 2 cases ... MANIFESTATIONS: • The cardinal ... can vary from mild ... - Spinal MRI may ... initiating specific therapy
Hypothermia - Protocol for ED
CORE TEMP < 34º
INITIAL THERAPY
 • Remove wet garments
 • Avoid rough
Hypothermia - Protocol ... < 34º INITIAL THERAPY ... • Chest Xray MILD-MODERATE ... #Hypothermia #Protocol ... management #treatment #algorithm