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CHF - Left-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Valvular Disease (Preserved Diastolic/Systolic Function)
 • Mitral Stenosis
- Differential Diagnosis ... Disease (Preserved Diastolic ... Filling • Transient ... • Pericardial Constriction ... #Algorithm #causes
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram

Septal Shudder, tubular LV (bullet shaped), D Cruz sign(abnormal angle between post wall
Constrictive Pericarditis ... LV& LA, sharp diastolic ... filling halt, increased ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... clinical #cardiology #PLAX
RA/CVP Waveform Interpretation

Central venous pressure (CVP) or right atrial pressure (RAP) waveform tracings can often times
contraction at end diastole ... “cannon waves” caused ... systole): ↑ in constrictive ... in early diastole ... Interpretation #Diagnosis
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
• LV End Diastolic ... at the end of diastole ... cardiac output causes ... Tolerance #testing #diagnosis ... #criticalcare #
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
treat the primary cause ... time there is for Diastole ... patient before making ... #diagnosis #management ... foamed #algorithm #criticalcare
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
treat the primary cause ... time there is for Diastole ... patient before making ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... management #clinical #criticalcare
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
this post will focus ... - into the ECF making ... K+ in the ECF causes ... #foamed #criticalcare ... #management #diagnosis