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Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... support for patients clinically ... e.g., ACE/ARB) need
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
just simply a clinical ... with presence of pulmonary ... These patients need ... the determined cause ... differential #algorithm #management
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
The most common cause ... consolidation is pulmonary ... from the various causes ... a superimposed pulmonay ... infection, ARDS, near-drowning
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... Other things need ... chronic illness, clinical ... and other non-pulmonary ... Pulmonary hemorrhage
Subjective Tinnitus: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Subjective Tinnitus - Perceived sound with no acoustic stimulus, heard only
Pathogenesis and clinical ... refers to sound caused ... structures in or near ... #Tinnitus #Causes
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical ... leading to increased pulmonary ... consistent with pulmonary ... there is no clear cause ... the underlying cause
“H’s & T’s“ - The reversible causes of Cardiac Arrest 
Hypovolemia, Hypoxia/Hypoxemia, Hydrogen Ion Excess (Acidosis),
The reversible causes ... Pneumothorax, Thrombosis (Pulmonary ... diagnosis #arrest #management
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic - Give volume
Hypervolemic (Edematous) - Look for and treat underlying cause
treat underlying cause ... Polydipsia - Beer ... Stress, Nausea, ... Pulmonary Diseases
Atrial Fibrillation Overview

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

1. Why?
Cardiac:
• Valvular heart disease
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intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... Fibrillation #Cardiology #Management
Pulmonary Embolism - Risk Stratification and Prognostication based on scores and clinical features

 • Bova score
Pulmonary Embolism ... on scores and clinical ... class (30-day all cause ... @nickmmark #Pulmonary ... prognostication #diagnosis #management