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Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
HF, Cardiogenic shock ... Pericarditis, Tamponade EKG ... Low voltage Treatment ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #summary
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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gallop • Abnormal ECG ... • Cardiogenic shock ... , sudden cardiac ... death Management ... #Cardiology
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Valve Disease, Myocarditis ... Pneumothorax, Cardiac ... Abdominal compartment syndrome ... ) UOP > 0.5 cc/kg ... #management
Approach to Undifferentiated Shock - OnePager Summary
Shock occurs when there is inadequate blood flow (CO) &
essential to determine treatment ... LV Failure (MI, myocarditis ... CCB, BB, BRASH syndrome ... Pneumothorax, Cardiac ... cytokine release syndrome
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
and Management ... Oliguria • Altered Mental ... telemetry, 12-Lead EKG ... Cardiac surgery? ... #criticalcare #treatment
Intraoperative Sepsis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Severe sepsis (hypotension persisting after initial fluid challenge of
cause) or septic shock ... Check serial lactates ... Consider monitoring cardiac ... cultures if possible (eg ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
fragment • Other: Myocarditis ... Pts: cardiogenic shock ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... deteriorating on medical ... #cardiology #treatment
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
->treatments include ... patient’s complete medical ... perfusion - Cardiac ... failure - Low cardiac ... - Compartment syndrome
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Medium and large ... thrombosis, VTE) • Cardiac ... Pericarditis, myocarditis ... Arthritis, AS Treatment ... #diagnosis #management
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... Cardiac cath if ... acute coronary syndrome ... differential #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment