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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
• Effusion • Cardiac ... Artery Disease • Stable ... Arrhythmia • Atrial Fibrillation ... Interstitium • ILD • CHF ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
disease or CHF) ... Treat underlying cause ... Probable atrial fibrillation ... disease or CHF) ... Treat underlying cause
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... exam Determine Cardiac ... disease b) CHF ... days before Pulmonary ... postoperative cardiac
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
with presence of pulmonary ... Cardiac cath if ... the determined cause ... #treatment #table ... #heartfailure #chf
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... May have typical HF ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... follow-up with Cardio-OB