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Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Acute Respiratory Distress ... Syndrome ... Veno-Occlusive Disease #RHF ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... infarction • Stress ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... diagnosis #management #cardiology ... #treatment
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
disease b) CHF ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... test is indicated ... dysfunction or LV ... one post op Cardiology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
with presence of pulmonary ... may benefit from LV ... acute coronary syndrome ... the determined cause ... #heartfailure #chf
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram Short-Axis View (PSAX)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic
Cardiac LV Thrombus ... on Echocardiogram ... PMHx recent CHF, ... then the next tests ... PSAX #clinical #cardiology
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram (A4C)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic limb. PMHx
Cardiac LV Thrombus ... on Echocardiogram ... PMHx recent CHF, ... then the next tests ... A4C #clinical #cardiology
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
or diagnostic tests ... before beginning treatment ... Hypovolemia - LV ... output - Acute pulmonary ... - Compartment syndrome