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Myocardial Injury Classification
Chronic myocardial injury: Chronic heart failure, Cardiomyopathy, Hypertension, CKD/ESRD
Acute nonischemic myocardial injury:
 - Primary
Cardiomyopathy, Hypertension ... Direct SARS-COV-2 ... injury, Stress cardiomyopathy ... non-cardiac illness: Critical ... illness, Sepsis, Pulmonary
Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
(2) Target organ ... , such as: - Acute ... kidney injury ( ... - Pulmonary edema ... Emergency #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Acute Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram before and after TPA
POCUS Echocardiogram in suspected hypoxic COVID patient
Acute Pulmonary ... male with hypoxia/hypotension ... @NagdevArun #Acute ... #TPA #clinical ... #a4c #acutePE #mcconnells
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
- Workup and Differential ... kidney injury). ... Stage 2 hypertension ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... #Workup #causes
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
of Acute Exacerbation ... AECOPD) Obtain workup ... and • SARS-CoV-2 ... of AECOPD: • Clinical ... Exacerbation #treatment #pulmonary
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
Risk factors: Critical ... Pathophysiology: 2 ... At least 3 of (Acute ... resp distress, ... , and CXR with pulmonary
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... algorithm to determine ... if stress test ... Change in clinical ... days before Pulmonary
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram

2 patients w/ different diagnoses.  Both demonstrate an apical 4-chamber view
2 patients w ... typically from acute ... strain related to pulmonary ... #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #labeled
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
liver disease and pulmonary ... hypertension? ... bubbles = PFO 2. ... #clinical #pocus ... #a4c #intrapulmonary