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2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA Focused Update of the 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A
for the Management ... Task Force on Clinical ... #CHF #guideline ... #ACCAHA2017 #cardiology ... #treatment #algorithm
Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS)
APS is a rare autoimmune disorder characterized by recurring blood clots resulting from antibodies
from antibodies formed ... at least: • 1 clinical ... to be present Treatment ... (EULAR Guidelines ... APS #diagnosis #management
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
differential #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment ... #table #foamed ... #heartfailure #chf ... #criticalcare #icu
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
its Chloride (Cl ... blood flow and perfusion ... #foamed #criticalcare ... #management #diagnosis ... #treatment #pharmacology
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
time for coronary perfusion ... #echocardiogram ... #management #clinical ... #criticalcare #foamed ... #treatment
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines ... ❹ Call for MH treatment ... • Ice packing ... Myoglobinaemia: forced ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Clinical • Under-recognized ... May have typical HF ... Avoid ARBs • ICD ... e.g., <50%), ESC guidelines ... #cardiology #treatment
Management of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor (ICI) Induced Cardiotoxicity
Problem - Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are associated with
✖ Current guideline ... abatacept for the treatment ... normal, significant echocardiogram ... Cardiotoxicity #cardiology ... #treatment
Cryptococcal meningitis on T2 MRI
30 M from sub-Saharan Africa presents w/ progressive Headache x1 mo, +neck
Standard treatment ... survival by 25% ↑ ICP ... Guidelines recommend ... T2 #MRI #Brain #clinical ... #radiology