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Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
bilateral pleural effusions ... Consider cardiac ... Other: Electrocardiogram ... Pharmacology: • ACE ... Jcortesizaguirr #HFrEF #heartfailure
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
edema - Large effusion ... (no B-lines on ultrasound ... NSAlDs, ACE-inhibitors ... #Cardiogenic #HeartFailure ... #Cardiology #Management
DETROIT CARDIOGENIC SHOCK INITIATIVE ALGORITHM

INCLUSION CRITERIA
Acute Myocardial Infarction
 Ischemic Symptoms
 EKG and/or biomarker evidence of AMI
Ischemic Symptoms  EKG ... visualization with use of ultrasound ... Fick calculated cardiac ... TIMI III flow in all ... major epicardial
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
to be in ADHF starts ... importantly, bedside ultrasound ... ECG is vital while ... Cardiac cath if ... table #foamed #heartfailure
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal short axis (PSAX)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
- Parasternal short ... Has new large pericardial ... effusion in addition ... #Amyloidosis #Cardiac ... Echocardiogram #Cardiology
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Osborne waves - Short ... Prinzmetal's Angina: • Epicardial ... inverted T waves • Short ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
erythematosus (ACLE ... Lungs: • Pleural effusions ... Serositis: • Pleural/pericardial ... 5% of patients Cardiac ... Cytopenias • Cardiac