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Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Cardiovascular MRI ... Abnormal ECG, echocardiogram ... shock, sudden cardiac ... death Management ... Myocarditis #Diagnosis #Management
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM) - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis
 1. Wall thickness 215 mm (TTE/CT/MRI) 
 2. Absence
Diagnosis and Management ... 215 mm (TTE/CT/MRI ... testing, LGE on MRI ... Prevent Sudden Cardiac ... Prevent Sudden Cardiac
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy on POCUS

78 year old woman - Acute delirium but complaining of chest pain 
ECG:
chest leads Cardiac ... MRI: https://www.grepmed.com ... Ultrasound #Clinical #Echocardiogram
IDSA Aspergillosis Treatment
 • Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA)
 • CNS aspergillosis
 • Cardiac Aspergillus infection
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Aspergillosis Treatment ... aspergillosis • Cardiac ... Aspergillosis #Treatment ... #management #pharmacology
Candidates for Medical Treatment of Ectopic Pregnancy with Methotrexate 
 - Hemodynamically stable 
 - No
Candidates for Medical Treatment ... comply with post-treatment ... - No fetal cardiac ... Ectopic #Pregnancy #Management
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... ($$$), PET CT/MRI ... COREIMpodcast #Cardiac ... Testing #cardiology #management
Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm and Management
Hemorrhagic:
 • Intracerebral: HTN, Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, Trauma, Bleeding Diathesis,
Algorithm and Management ... Atherosclerosis • Embolic: Cardiac ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #management ... #neurology #treatment
Orthostatic Hypotension Management Algorithm
 • Hypovolemic?  Yes → Resuscitate
 • Volume Overloaded? No → Fludrocortisone
Orthostatic Hypotension Management ... Non-pharmacologic Management ... and increases cardiac ... and increases cardiac ... #Algorithm #treatment
Electrolyte Repletion
Potassium 
  - ref range 3.5-4.5
  - if acute MI, cardiac conditions >4.5
- if acute MI ... , cardiac conditions ... CAD or active cardiac ... Electrolyte #Repletion #management
Hypothermic Cardiac Arrest Management
"Not dead until 32° and dead"
1) Start ACLS + Rewarming
2) Should this code
Hypothermic Cardiac ... Arrest Management ... #Hypothermic #Cardiac ... #Arrest #Management ... #treatment #checklist