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Myocardial Injury Classification
Chronic myocardial injury: Chronic heart failure, Cardiomyopathy, Hypertension, CKD/ESRD
Acute nonischemic myocardial injury:
 - Primary
Direct SARS-COV-2 ... illness, Sepsis, Pulmonary ... infarction: - Type ... 1 myocardial infarction ... Classification #diagnosis
Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
(1) Severe hypertension ... (2) Target organ ... , such as: - Acute ... Myocardial ischemia (type-II ... - Pulmonary edema
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
: 1/2 paroxysmal ... and panic attack-type ... may present with pulmonary ... glucose, apparent type ... phenoxybenzamine blocks alpha-1
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Stages: 1. ... tissue perfusion 2. ... insufficiency, acute ... hypertension • ... #diagnosis #management
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... sarcoidosis Pulmonary ... #Management #Signs
Shock Classification
Shock Definition: State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Stages: 1. ... tissue perfusion 2. ... insufficiency, acute ... hypertension ... #diagnosis #management
Shock and Vasoactive Drugs 
1) Determine type and etiology of shock
 • Distributive: Sepsis, Anaphylaxis, Neurogenic
Vasoactive Drugs 1) ... Determine type ... embolism 2) Understand ... #inopressors #diagnosis ... #management #comparison
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
diffusion-perfusion defect (Type ... 1) or anatomic ... shunt (Type 2) ... Arterial blood gas (ABC ... disease - Portal hypertension
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Myocarditis: 1. ... clinical suspicion 2. ... Presentation: - Fever ... #Myocarditis #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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mononucleosis/flu type ... Headache (45%) • Fever ... : Fourth-generation ... HIV-1/2 Immunoassay ... Syndrome #HIV #diagnosis