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Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Build clinical suspicion ... Manage acute cardiac ... Low voltage Treatment ... agent, steroids, AC ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Tamponade Masked in Pulmonary Hypertension

Signs of Tamponade can be masked by pulmonary hypertension! 1.2L drained. Read
PMC5466174/ - VCU Ultrasound ... sided collapse) #Clinical ... #POCUS #Cardiology ... Echocardiogram #A4C ... #Cardiac #Tamponade
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Evaluation - EKG ... Liver function tests ... (no B-lines on ultrasound ... Revascularization, treatment ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
importantly, bedside ultrasound ... with presence of pulmonary ... ECG is vital while ... the determined cause ... algorithm #management #cardiology
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
or diagnostic tests ... before beginning treatment ... perfusion - Cardiac ... failure - Low cardiac ... output - Acute pulmonary
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
x-ray and and ECG ... Beside ultrasound ... Northwestern University #Clinical ... #EM #Radiology ... #POCUS #CardiacUS
Ventricular fibrillation (V-fib or VF) is when the heart quivers instead of pumps due to disorganized
It results in cardiac ... the absence of treatment ... 10% of people in cardiac ... #Clinical #MedStudent ... #Cardiology #EKG
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
lung disease Caused ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... left heart 3-6 cardiac ... Arterial blood gas (ABC ... 10 minutes of rest
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 ... determine if stress test ... Change in clinical ... one post op Cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... diagnosis #management #cardiology ... #treatment