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Myocardial Injury Classification
Chronic myocardial injury: Chronic heart failure, Cardiomyopathy, Hypertension, CKD/ESRD
Acute nonischemic myocardial injury:
 - Primary
: - Primary cardiac ... cardiomyopathy, Acute ... - Primary non-cardiac ... illness: Critical ... Classification #diagnosis #cardiology
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Build clinical suspicion ... Manage acute cardiac ... injury 4. ... Manage chronic cardiac ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Interstitial pneumonias
An acute reticular pattern is most frequently caused by interstitial edema due to cardiac heart
pneumonias An acute ... interstitial edema due to cardiac ... nonproductive cough and ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Acute #Interstitial
Evaluation of mechanical valves of Total Artificial Heart with no contrast
This is a cardiac CT with
contrast This is a cardiac ... avoided due to acute ... kidney injury). ... #CCTA #CTS #clinical ... #radiology #cardiology
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Acute Rheumatic Fever: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Delayed autoimmune reaction
-> Molecular mimicry
-> GAS antigen cross-reacts with host
->
Acute Rheumatic ... Clinical Findings ... cells -> Tissue injury ... cardiac proteins ... valvular injury
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
• A lack of acute ... cardiac disease ... ischemic changes CXR ... lung injury (TRALI ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology
Acute Coronary Syndrome - Diagnostic Likelihood Ratios for Symptoms and Physical Examination. 

Source:  Does This
Acute Coronary Syndrome ... Ratios for Symptoms and ... : The Rational Clinical ... EBM #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Atypical #ChestPain #Cardiac
Reading Chest X-Rays - Anatomy Labelled

Reading a chest x-ray (CXR) is an incredibly important aspect of
a chest x-ray (CXR ... important aspect of acute ... care medicine and ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Anatomy #CXR #
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... investigations depending on clinical ... CK-MB, NT-proBNP, cardiac ... imaging #Acute ... #Kidney #Injury
Acute Coronary Syndrome - Diagnostic Likelihood Ratios for Symptoms and Physical Examination. Source: Fanaroff AC, Rymer
Acute Coronary Syndrome ... Ratios for Symptoms and ... : The Rational Clinical ... EBM #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Atypical #ChestPain #Cardiac