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Myocardial Injury Classification
Chronic myocardial injury: Chronic heart failure, Cardiomyopathy, Hypertension, CKD/ESRD
Acute nonischemic myocardial injury:
 - Primary
SARS-COV-2 injury, Stress ... myocardial infarction: Respiratory ... Classification #diagnosis #cardiology
Atherosclerosis - Stages of plaque development
 1. Fatty streak
 2. Plaque progression
 3. Plaque disruption

#Pathophysiology #Cardiology
Fatty streak 2. ... disruption #Pathophysiology ... #Cardiology #Atherosclerosis
ASE Guidelines for Stress Echocardiography
 - Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography
 - Vasodilator Stress Echocardiography

#Stress #Echocardiogram #cardiology #Echocardiography
Guidelines for Stress ... - Dobutamine Stress ... - Vasodilator Stress ... #Echocardiogram ... #cardiology #Echocardiography
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
Pericarditis on Echocardiogram ... transthoracic echocardiogram ... cava with <50% respiratory ... #Pericarditis #Echocardiogram ... pocus #clinical #cardiology
Streptococcus Bacteremia - Indications for Echocardiogram
1) Identify the streptococci:
  - Low-risk streptococci: S. intermedius, S.
Indications for Echocardiogram ... #Strep #Streptococcus ... #Indications #Echocardiogram ... TTE #diagnosis #cardiology
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
Strain and Lung Stress ... Likewise, stress ... Same with lung stress ... #pathophysiology ... criticalcare #treatment #respiratory
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Framework NCPE Pathophysiology ... Etiology: • Acute respiratory ... distress syndrome ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology
IgA Vasculitis – Henoch Scholein Purpura: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 - Infectious Agents - 50% have
preceding upper respiratory ... virus or Group A Strep ... HenochScholeinPurpura #Pathophysiology
Pertinent Chest x-ray Findings in the Trauma Patient and Implications
Respiratory distress without x-ray findings - Central
Implications Respiratory ... distress without ... diagnosis #signs #radiology
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
• Acute Respiratory ... Distress Syndrome ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology