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Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Therefore, conditions caused ... • ↑ Mechanical stress ... apices caused by ... Increased mechanical stress ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Cardiogenic Shock - Management ... Liver function tests ... edema - Large effusion ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Management
Pulmonary complications of targeted therapy
-Immune checkpoint inhibitors (e.g. pembrolizumab)
-Pneumonitis is uncommon (~5% of patients) but can
Pulmonary complications ... There are case reports ... of pleural effusion ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... infarction • Stress ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... factors + oxidative stress ... #cardiology #treatment
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... test is indicated ... days before Pulmonary ... one post op Cardiology ... medical and surgical management
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
to be in ADHF starts ... with presence of pulmonary ... the determined cause ... differential #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment
Intraoperative  Bradycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Bradycardia in theatre should not be treated as
Follow the full steps ... rate, rhythm, perfusion ... Consider known drug causes ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup #Cardiology
Hemopericardium and Cardiac Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram

Next best step for this 25yo male (SBP 70)?
Resolution: pericardiocentesis
Cardiac Tamponade on POCUS ... Echocardiogram Next best ... to definitive managemt ... Cardiac #Tamponade #Effusion ... #Pericardial #Cardiology
Fibrinous pericardial effusion with tamponade on POCUS

80F w AFib w pacemaker on warfarin presents with n/v
with tamponade on POCUS ... this parasternal short ... Other causes of ... #hemorrhagic #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #PSAX #Cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... nodes • Roth’s spots ... Septic Emboli Cause ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology