388 results
Cardiac Transplant Complications Timeline
First 30 days: Primary Graft failure
6 mo-1 year: Opportunistic infections
1-5 years: Acute allograft
Cardiac Transplant ... BrighamMedRes #Cardiac #Transplant ... Complications #Timeline #Heart ... #allograft #cardiology
Transplant Lung Inflation
A fully harvested heart and lungs combo for transplant.  Look how the lungs
Transplant Lung ... fully harvested heart ... lungs combo for transplant ... CCP @iNeena #heart ... #lungs #transplant
Post-Transplantation Lymphoproliferative Disorders (PTLD)
Definition: Lymphoid and/or plasmacytic proliferations that occur as a result of immunosuppression in
of solid-organ transplants ... Risk Factors by transplant ... • Solid organ transplant ... Type of organ transplanted ... incidence in lung>heart
Transplant Infections Timeline
Pre-transplant:
 • Common bacteria (endogenous): Staphylococci (skin), Gram-negative bacilli (gut)
 • Viruses: HSV (reactivation)
Engraftment:
Transplant Infections ... Timeline Pre-transplant ... Post-Engraftment: • Viruses: CMV ... reactivation), CMV ... Protozoa: T. gondii #Transplant
Heart Sounds
#Heart Murmurs #Heart Sounds #Algorithm #Heart #Murmurs #cardiology #diagnosis #differential
Heart Sounds #Heart ... Murmurs #Heart ... Sounds #Algorithm #Heart ... #Murmurs #cardiology
Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy: Heart Murmur
 • Occurs during systole 
 • Crescendo-decrescendo murmur
 • Heard best
Cardiomyopathy: Heart ... Crescendo-decrescendo murmur • Heard ... Cardiomyopathy #Heart ... Murmur #Cardiac #Cardiology
ID Ddx: Diarrhea in a transplant recipient
- Bacterial: C.diff, Campy, Salmonella, Aeromonas, E.coli
- Viral: CMV, noro,
Diarrhea in a transplant ... E.coli - Viral: CMV ... Diagnosis #Diarrhea #Transplant
The Failing Heart - Physiology - Congestive Heart Failure

#Congestive #HeartFailure #CHF #Pathophysiology #Cardiology
The Failing Heart ... Physiology - Congestive Heart ... Pathophysiology #Cardiology
Infective Endocarditis - Indications for Surgery - "Fun-HEARTS" Mnemonic

Fungal endocarditis
Heart failure (valve dysfunction)
Enterococcus (VRE) endocarditis
Abscess, annular
Surgery - "Fun-HEARTS ... endocarditis Heart ... abnormalities, heart ... cardiothoracic #cardiology
Common causes of post-Transplant Diarrhea
 • Bacterial: Clostridium difficile, Campylobacter spp., Salmonella spp., Bacterial overgrowth, Aeromonus
causes of post-Transplant ... coli • Viruses: CMV ... Malabsorption #Transplant