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Checklist for the Echocardiographic Evaluation of Pulmonary Hypertension
 • Record estimated PASP
 • Evaluate RV size
Evaluation of Pulmonary ... for pericardial effusion ... • Evaluate for causes ... Echocardiography #diagnosis ... #cardiology #echocardiogram
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
: UA, Urine protein ... o infection • Echocardiogram ... LVEF, pericardial effusion ... Goodpasture's cause ... #management #treatment
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
treat the primary cause ... perfusion. ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #cardiology #echocardiogram ... criticalcare #foamed #treatment
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
status and low urine ... with presence of pulmonary ... cath if acute coronary ... the determined cause ... algorithm #management #cardiology
Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≤6 months old on day ≥7
15,000/mm3, and urine ... LAD or RCA ≥2.5, coronary ... regurgitation, pericardial effusion ... echo is positive, treatment ... #Diagnosis #Peds
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential Diagnosis ... excretion (e.g., urine ... - shock->treatments ... before beginning treatment ... output - Acute pulmonary
Acute Recurrent Pericarditis
= recurrence of Acute Pericarditis (AP) after free interval >4-6 weeks without symptoms, >1/4
symptoms, >1/4 of AP cases ... onset, Abundant effusion ... Systemic symptoms: pulmonary ... #Pericarditis #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #cardiology
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
Treat underlying cause ... interventional radiology ... renal failure, pulmonary ... , SOB, pleural effusions ... Oncology #HemeOnc #Diagnosis
Cryptococcal meningitis on T2 MRI
30 M from sub-Saharan Africa presents w/ progressive Headache x1 mo, +neck
Diagnosis? ... of prior silent pulmonary ... Nausea & vomiting ... Standard treatment ... of K+ & Mg in urine