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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 ... - Primary non-cardiac ... illness, Sepsis, Pulmonary ... infarction: - Type 1 ... Classification #diagnosis
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
1. ... receptor type 2) ... hemangiomatosis 2. ... PHTN #Classification ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Tamponade Masked in Pulmonary Hypertension

Signs of Tamponade can be masked by pulmonary hypertension! 1.2L drained. Read
Hypertension ... ) #Clinical #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #A4C ... #Cardiac #Tamponade ... LeftSided #Collapse #PHTN
RUSH(ed) Exam - POCUS Protocol
Rapid Ultrasound in Shock and Hypotension
1. Parasternal Long Cardiac View
2. Apical Four-Chamber
RUSH(ed) Exam - POCUS ... Ultrasound in Shock and Hypotension ... 1. ... View 2. ... #Protocol #diagnosis
Interpreting Right Heart Catheterizations

Always interpret a RHC based on the indication for getting the test. This
hypertension 1 ... mean > 20 mmHg_ 2. ... What is the cardiac ... Catheterization #RHC #diagnosis ... #pulmonary #hypertension
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
Presence of pulmonary ... thromboembolism) 1) ... moderate (or worse) PPHTN ... ventricular septum 2) ... Effect: PATENT-1
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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• Obstructive: Pulmonary ... Pneumothorax, Cardiac ... Tamponade, Severe pHTN ... Treatment Goals: 1) ... MAP > 60-65 2)
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis ... : 1/2 paroxysmal ... HTN, most primary ... may present with pulmonary ... phenoxybenzamine blocks alpha-1
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Shock - Diagnosis ... Management Summary • Hypotension ... (Normotension, HTN ... SOFA and SIRS 1) ... Tamponade - Pulmonary
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
- Differential Diagnosis ... Causes include: 1. ... system activity, 2. ... lack of acute cardiac ... HTN • Airway