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Diastolic Function Grading - Schematic diastolic filling patterns

I: impaired relaxation, II: moderate diastolic dysfunction (pseudonormal), III:
Diastolic Function Grading ... diastolic filling patterns ... moderate diastolic dysfunction ... #Grading #Classification ... Grades #Criteria #Table
Shock Classification
Shock Definition: State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Shock Classification ... : State of cellular ... END-ORGAN DYSFUNCTION ... Types #diagnosis #management ... warm #wet #dry #table
Severity of Aortic Stenosis in Adults 
Current ACC/AHA guidelines recommend cut-off values for Doppler-echocardiographic measurements of
>50 mmHg (2) (Table ... , inconsistent grading ... common problem in clinical ... A common pattern ... AorticStenosis #Classification
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Shock Types - Classification ... State of cellular ... END-ORGAN DYSFUNCTION ... #Classification ... types #diagnosis #management
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
A state of tissue ... death -> end-organ dysfunction ... death Common Clinical ... #Classification ... #diagnosis #management
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
A state of tissue ... death -> end-organ dysfunction ... death Common Clinical ... #Classification ... #diagnosis #management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Idiopathic LV dysfunction ... thrombus, RV systolic dysfunction ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... Pts: cardiogenic shock ... Delivery • Stable
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
functional status - Able ... metabolic equivalent able ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Change in clinical ... Stable patients
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
just simply a clinical ... essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #cardiology ... #treatment #table
Fleischner Society recommendations for follow-up of nodules
Previous chest radiographs should be reviewed to determine if the
lesion has been stable ... can be slower growing ... with a benign pattern ... mm depends on clinical ... #Management #Radiology