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Pharmacology of diuretics

Acetazolamide, Loop diuretics, Thiazide‐like diuretics, MRA, Amiloride

Site of Action, Maximum Dose, Half-Life, Onset, Bioavailability,
Pharmacology of ... #Diuretics #Pharmacology ... #Comparison #Table ... Loop #Thiazide #CHF ... #Cardiology #Management
Cardiac Valve Replacement - Anticoagulation INR Targets and Antiplatelet by Valve Type

Bioprosthetic valves require at least
Replacement - Anticoagulation ... monotherapy (2017 AHA/ACC ... valve (2017 AHA/ACC ... #Management #Cardiology ... #Target #DOAC #Table
Managing warfarin INR

Warfarin dosage must be individualized according to the patient's response to the drug, and
Over-anticoagulation ... #management #algorithm ... #pharmacology # ... #medications #table ... #decisionaid #cardiology
Heart Failure (HFrEF) Treatment - GDMT for stage C 

For patients with Heart Failure with REDUCED
recommended by the ACC ... /ambcarerx #CHF ... #HFrEF #Pharmacology ... #Management #Treatment ... #StageC #Cardiology
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
ligamentous injury (LCL ... ) • ED Management ... • If stable ... repair MH/CCF ... Forearm #Ulnar #Radiology
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
endomyocardial biopsy Pharmacology ... : • ACE Inhibitors ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #pharmacology ... #sCHF
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
disease b) CHF ... Stable patients ... Anticoagulation ... one post op Cardiology ... medical and surgical management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
May have typical HF ... • Avoid ARB/ACE-I ... Delivery • Stable ... suggest prophylactic anticoagulation ... #cardiology #treatment
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
too often, the knee-jerk ... our friends from Cardiology ... are typically able ... “one size fits all ... #diagnosis #management
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
too often, the knee-jerk ... our friends from Cardiology ... are typically able ... “one size fits all ... echocardiogram #management