8 results
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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performed) • Clinical ... Cardiovascular MRI Clinical ... • Cardiogenic shock ... cardiac death Management ... #Diagnosis #Management
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Myocarditis ... Build clinical suspicion ... Clinical Presentation ... HF, Cardiogenic shock ... #diagnosis #management
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
death Common Clinical ... Severe Valve Dz, Myocarditis ... #Classification ... #diagnosis #management ... differential #causes #classification
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
death Common Clinical ... Severe Valve Dz, Myocarditis ... #Classification ... #diagnosis #management ... differential #causes #classification
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Diagnosis and Management ... Acute myocarditis ... Disease": T. cruzi + clinical ... T.cruzi without clinical ... #Microbiology #
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
fragment • Other: Myocarditis ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... Pts: cardiogenic shock ... Management during ... support for patients clinically
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Diagnosis and Management ... Acute myocarditis ... Disease": T. cruzi + clinical ... T.cruzi without clinical ... #Microbiology #
Neurocysticercosis (NCC) Summary
Pathogen: Larval stage of Taenia solium
Infection: Ingesting undercooked pork containing cysticerci in muscle tissue.
Clinical Course: ... Classification: ... seizures most common clinical ... Taenia #solium #management ... #microbiology