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A 70 year old was presented to the urgent care center with severe retrosternal chest pain
chest pain and a cardiac ... POCUS showed a ... 2017-02-01p2-3/ #Clinical ... #A4c #Takotsubo ... #Cardiomyopathy
Yamaguchi cardiomyopathy on Echocardiogram (A4C)

ECG has been stable for years, she only feels unwell when in
Yamaguchi cardiomyopathy ... Echocardiogram (A4C ... Cardiac MR shows ... #hypertrophic #clinical ... #cardiology #pocus
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Diagnosis and Management ... Establish IV/IO Access ... and Survey 4) Workup ... Tamponade - Pulmonary ... Cardiac surgery?
Candidemia Workup and Management - IDSA Guidelines
1) Antibiotics
 • Empiric: Echinocandins (e.g. micafungin) for most patients
Candidemia Workup ... and Management ... within one week to assess ... involvement • Cardiac ... or TEE unless clinical
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... AECOPD) Obtain workup ... diagnosed COPD Assess ... of AECOPD: • Clinical ... Exacerbation #treatment #pulmonary
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy ... • Pulmonary embolus ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... follow-up with Cardio-OB
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Cardiac Tamponade ... pericardiocentesis, re-assess ... Plan definitive management ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... echocardiography - Assess ... left heart 3-6 cardiac ... Arterial blood gas (ABC ... cirrhosis • Intra-pulmonary
Tamponade Masked in Pulmonary Hypertension

Signs of Tamponade can be masked by pulmonary hypertension! 1.2L drained. Read
Tamponade Masked in Pulmonary ... sided collapse) #Clinical ... #POCUS #Cardiology ... Echocardiogram #A4C ... #Cardiac #Tamponade
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Assess functional ... murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... exam Determine Cardiac ... Change in clinical ... medical and surgical management