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Pharmacology of diuretics

Acetazolamide, Loop diuretics, Thiazide‐like diuretics, MRA, Amiloride

Site of Action, Maximum Dose, Half-Life, Onset, Bioavailability,
Pharmacology of ... #Diuretics #Pharmacology ... #Comparison #Table ... Loop #Thiazide #CHF ... #Cardiology #Management
Severity of Aortic Stenosis in Adults 
Current ACC/AHA guidelines recommend cut-off values for Doppler-echocardiographic measurements of
cut-off values for Doppler-echocardiographic ... >50 mmHg (2) (Table ... common problem in clinical ... impaired and normal LV ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Gerbode Defect (LV → RA Shunt) on Echocardiogram

After MVR, on second post op day surgeon heard
Gerbode Defect (LV ... Patient stable hemodynamically ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #doppler
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Clinical • Under-recognized ... May have typical HF ... Delivery • Stable ... Period • Breast-feeding ... #cardiology #treatment
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
may benefit from LV ... #cardiology #treatment ... #table #foamed ... #heartfailure #chf ... #pharmacology
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
only 5% of the resting ... are typically able ... of Systole, the LV ... echocardiogram #management ... #clinical #criticalcare
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
only 5% of the resting ... are typically able ... of Systole, the LV ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #clinica
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
disease b) CHF ... dysfunction or LV ... Change in clinical ... one post op Cardiology ... medical and surgical management
Overview of antifungal agents benefits, weaknesses, and adverse effects in the treatment of Coccidioidomycosis.
Fluconazole - Low
tolerable • CSF ... tolerable • Limited clinical ... #valleyfever #management ... #antifungals #comparison ... #table #pharmacology