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Non-lschemic Causes of Cardiogenic Shock:

Beta-Blockers, Calcium Channel Blockers, Digoxin 

Myocarditis 

Cardiomyopathies (sarcoidosis, amyloidosis, Takatsubo, 
hemochromatosis) 

Valvular
Supraventricular/Atrial ... Ventricular Fibrillation ... AV nodal dysfunction ... dysfunction Tamponade ... , pulmonary HTN,
Atrial Fibrillation Overview

Symptoms:
Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

1. Why?
Cardiac:
• Valvular heart disease
•
Atrial Fibrillation ... Cardiac: • Valvular ... Decompensated HF ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... Cardiology #Management
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
Control rate with AV ... with caution in pulmonary ... disease or CHF) ... fibrillation or ... disease or CHF)
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
• Effusion • Cardiac ... Tamponade* • ... Arrhythmia • Atrial ... Fibrillation ... Interstitium • ILD • CHF
Ventricular Fibrillation on POCUS - Apical 4 Chamber View

A 50-year-old woman with a history of cardiac
with a history of cardiac ... with preserved atrial ... #POCUS #echocardiogram ... #cardiology #clinical ... #a4c #AV #Dissociation
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
fibrillation, sinus ... myxoma, pulmonary ... Absent y descent - Cardiac ... tamponade #Abnormal ... #PhysicalExam #cardiology
Tamponade Masked in Pulmonary Hypertension

Signs of Tamponade can be masked by pulmonary hypertension! 1.2L drained. Read
in Pulmonary Hypertension ... can be masked by pulmonary ... Clinical #POCUS #Cardiology ... #Echocardiogram ... #A4C #Cardiac #
Complete AV Canal Defect on Echocardiogram

Among pts with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension, those with Eisenmenger syndrome have
Complete AV Canal ... Among pts with Pulmonary ... Arterial Hypertension ... AVCanal #Defect #a4c ... #clinical #cardiology
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Manage acute cardiac ... Fulminant: - Acute HF ... Pericarditis, Tamponade ... Findings: - AV ... agent, steroids, AC
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Diagnosis Algorithm Cardiac ... • Pericardial Tamponade ... Arterial Hypertension ... Veno-Occlusive Disease #RHF ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology