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Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
sacubitril-valsartan, PPM ... agent, steroids, AC ... #Myocarditis #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology ... #summary #biopsy
Pacemaker Operating Modes
1 - Chamber paced
     A (atrium), V (ventricle), D (dual/both)
2
will allow the heart ... Settings: • Sensitivity ... #Pacemaker #PPM ... Pacing #settings #cardiology ... #management
Temporary / External Pacing
 • Transvenous & epicardial pacing are temporary methods of supporting brady- &
• External cardiac ... depolarization SENSITIVITY ... nickmmark #pacemaker #PPM ... External #Pacing #cardiology ... #diagnosis #management
Atrioventricular Blocks (AV blocks) - ECG Diagnosis Summary
First Degree AV Block
 • The P wave is
blocks) - ECG Diagnosis ... Summary First ... AV block, the PP ... blocks #AVBlock #cardiology ... #ekg #ecg #diagnosis
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary ... Cardiac: • Valvular ... disease, left ventricular ... Fibrillation #AFib #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Cardiomyopathy - Summary ... exertion, orthopnea, PND ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... follow-up with Cardio-OB ... #management #cardiology
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
Testing - OnePager Summary ... Pressure Variation (PPV ... pulse pressure (PPV ... is analogous to PPV ... is analogous to PPV
Left Ventricular Assist Devices - LVAD
Complications:
 • Suction event
 • Stroke
 • Pump Thrombosis
 • Equipment
Left Ventricular ... surrogate for cardiac ... range is 3000-9000 rpm ... Assist #Devices #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
Characterized by left ventricular ... LVEF <45% • Left ventricular ... experience recovery of cardiac ... recognition and management ... Cardiomyopathy #Cardiology