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Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic ... Increases, Cardiac US: LV ... #Myocarditis #differential ... Diagnosis #Causes #cardiology ... #MRI
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... Contraindications: - Bradycardia ... ($$$), PET CT/MRI ... #Testing #cardiology ... #management #diagnosis
Inpatient Cath Lab Indications
Cath Lab ASAP:
STEMI
NSTEMI:
1. Unstable/cardiogenic shock
2. Severe LV dysfunction or
3. Recurrent/persistent rest angina despite
Unstable/cardiogenic ... Severe LV dysfunction ... Recurrent/persistent rest ... New/worsening MR ... catheterization #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... infarction • Stress ... ancestry, LGE on MRI ... Minority of Pts: cardiogenic ... #cardiology #treatment
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Shock - Management ... Liver function tests ... causing acute distress ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Management
Bradycardia
1) First Steps: IV, O2, Monitors, ECG, Pads on patient, Crash Cart in room. Is patient
Bradycardia 1) ... First Steps: IV, ... SarahFoohey #bradycardia ... #diagnosis #differential ... #management #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
to determine if stress ... test is indicated ... dysfunction or LV ... one post op Cardiology ... medical and surgical management
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
may benefit from LV ... is essentially Cardiogenic ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram Short-Axis View (PSAX)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic
Cardiac LV Thrombus ... then the next tests ... cultures, cardiac MRI ... thrombus #Cardiac #LV ... PSAX #clinical #cardiology
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram (A4C)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic limb. PMHx
Cardiac LV Thrombus ... then the next tests ... cultures, cardiac MRI ... thrombus #Cardiac #LV ... A4C #clinical #cardiology