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Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... /MRA • Avoid Warfarin ... deteriorating on medical therapy ... investigative therapy ... #management #cardiology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
framework to guide therapy ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
anti-platelet therapy ... consultation with cardiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Cardioversion • Ablation therapy ... , edoxaban) • Warfarin ... 3.0 • Absolute warfarin ... Fibrillation #AFib #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Considerations for progression of disease while on antimicrobial therapy:
 - Source Control?
 - Wrong bug?
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antimicrobial therapy ... - Wrong diagnosis ... #antibiotics #checklist ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Management
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Diagnosis: • Rheumatic ... Endocarditis Diagnosis ... antimicrobial therapy ... #management #cardiology