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Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM) - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis
 1. Wall thickness 215 mm (TTE/CT/MRI) 
 2. Absence
and Management ... 215 mm (TTE/CT/MRI ... Absence of Secondary Cause ... testing, LGE on MRI ... #Management #Cardiology
LVOTO due to SAM on POCUS Echocardiogram

Septic patient after IV fluids and initiation of Levophed. Worsening
patient after IV fluids ... Diagnosis? ... Management? ... Echocardiogram #ultrasound ... #Cardiology #PLAX
Syncope - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neurocardiogenic:
 • Vasovagal
 • Orthostatic Hypotension
 • Autonomic Neuropathy
 • Situational (micturition,
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Mitral/Aortic ... Sinus Syndrome (SA ... Syndrome #Syncope #Cardiology ... #Algorithm #causes
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Cardiac Tamponade ... pus, effusion fluid ... • Diagnostic ... Plan definitive management ... #Management #Workup
Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP)

Intra-aortic balloon counter-pulsation is a method of invasive hemodynamic support. A catheter is
Intra-Aortic Balloon ... sync with the cardiac ... Balloon #Pump #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology ... #criticalcare
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... production to cause ... ($$$), PET CT/MRI ... Stress #Testing #cardiology ... #management #diagnosis
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
• Consider fluid ... hypovolaemia: give i.v fluid ... consider: o Cardiac ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
- Differential Diagnosis ... infarction • Aortic ... OTHER RARE CAUSES ... the hemorrhagic fluid ... #cardiology
Humeral Avulsion of the Inferior Glenohumeral Ligament (HAGL)
 • Imaging Findings:
 • Large defect of the
HAGL) can be a cause ... changes from a fluid-filled ... structure." • The IGHL sags ... shoulder #clinical #mri ... #clinical #Radiology
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Shock - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Setup - Ultrasound ... Shock - MI ... #criticalcare #