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Managing warfarin INR

Warfarin dosage must be individualized according to the patient's response to the drug, and
The optimal TTR ... #medications #table ... pharmacotherapy #decisionaid
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
POCUS Echocardiography ... - Table of Cardiac ... Doppler #Anatomy #POCUS ... #Cardiac #TTE # ... Map #Comparison #Table
Side Effects of Atypical and Typical Antipsychotics - Comparison Table
Atypical antipsychotics: Risperidone, Quetiapine, Olanzapine, Amisulpride, Ziprasidone
Antipsychotics - Comparison Table ... risk of sudden cardiac ... Profiles #Comparison #Table ... #Pharmacology #DecisionAid
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
patients with Stable ... LMCA lesion -> Cardiac ... outpatient with a stable ... This is not for acute ... #ISCHEMIA #Stable
Inpatient Management of Opioid Use Disorder: Methadone vs Buprenorphine - Comparison Table

Some patients may decline buprenorphine
Buprenorphine - Comparison Table ... these cases, one option ... One option is to ... UseDisorder #Addiction #DecisionAid
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
Cardiogenic (Intra-cardiac ... heart failure, acute ... Obstructive (Extra-cardiac ... → tension PTX, cardiac ... Differential #Diagnosis #table
Bedside Classification of Shock

Hypovolemic shock 

- Vomiting, diarrhea, overdiuresis 

- Hemorrhage (GI, peritoneal, RP) 

Distributive shock
Anaphylaxis - Post-cardiac ... cardiomyopathy Acute ... Cardiogenic #Comparison #Table
Pulmonary Arterial Catheterization – Use and Interpretation:
-Pulmonary arterial catheterization (PAC) has never been shown to improve
cardiogenic shock (eg, acute ... hypertension or cardiac ... measured on PAC are -cardiac ... output (ie, cardiac ... #Differential #Table
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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• Effusion • Cardiac ... Artery Disease • Stable ... Angina • Acute
Shock Classification
Shock Definition: State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
infarction, following cardiac ... insufficiency, acute ... pneumothorax, cardiac ... warm #wet #dry #table