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DETROIT CARDIOGENIC SHOCK INITIATIVE ALGORITHM

INCLUSION CRITERIA
Acute Myocardial Infarction
 Ischemic Symptoms
 EKG and/or biomarker evidence of AMI
DETROIT CARDIOGENIC ... Obtain femoral arterial ... visualization with use of ultrasound ... DCSI #Initiative #Management ... #Cardiology
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
Management Algorithm ... Angina Stress Test ... evaluation or management ... ChestPain #Diagnosis #Management ... #Algorithm #Cardiology
Acute Atrial Fibrillation - Initial Options for Rate Control
Diltiazem IV
 •  Rapid onset and rapidly
Acute Atrial Fibrillation ... when patient at rest ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Atrial ... Rate #Control #pharmacology ... #management #cardiology
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Shock - Management ... Liver function tests ... (no B-lines on ultrasound ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Management
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Atrial Fibrillation ... serum creatinine, test ... for DM Atrial ... AFib #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Smoking Cessation Management
Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT):
Long-Acting NRT:
 • Patch: Wear for 24 hours at a time.
Smoking Cessation Management ... nicotine patch for best ... Nicotinic receptor partial ... Smoking #Cessation #Management ... #pharmacology #
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
importantly, bedside ultrasound ... is essentially Cardiogenic ... differential #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Minority of Pts: cardiogenic ... Management during ... Management during ... Serial TTE and close ... #cardiology #treatment
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
determine if stress test ... one post op Cardiology ... CARP, DECREASE V trials ... medical and surgical management
Anticoagulant Therapy after PCI (patients with AFib)
Dual-Therapy Preferred:
 • Triple therapy = increased bleeding
patients in clinical trials ... derick_gabel via ACCP Cardiology ... anticoagulation #PCI #pharmacology ... #management #cardiology