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Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Shock - Management ... Revascularization, treatment ... NSAlDs, ACE-inhibitors ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Management
Medical Management of Acute RV Failure
 • Evaluate and Treat Etiology of RV Failure [e.g. Acute
Medical Management ... involving RV, Pulmonary ... Supportive Measures Act ... rightventricular #cardiology ... #management #treatment
Kussmaul's Sign on Neck Physical Examination

Elderly woman with a history of myocardial revascularization surgery is hospitalized
Kussmaul's Sign ... cardiomyopathy, massive pulmonary ... #PhysicalExam # ... Video #Clinical ... #Neck #Veins #Cardiology
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
- Acute HF, Cardiogenic ... Low voltage Treatment ... agent, steroids, AC ... Myocarditis #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #summary
Giant A waves caused by pulmonary HTN. There are two clearly discernible descents (X and Y)
waves caused by pulmonary ... has Kussmaul's sign ... PHTN #JVP #Neck #PhysicalExam ... #Clinical #Video ... #Cardiology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Signs of congestion ... with presence of pulmonary ... is essentially Cardiogenic ... differential #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment
Kussmaul's sign in a patient with suspected pulmonary embolism

 - Dr. David Juurlink
@DavidJuurlink

Kussmaul sign is a
Kussmaul's sign ... with suspected pulmonary ... #PhysicalExam # ... Clinical #Video ... #Neck #JVP #Cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... Minority of Pts: cardiogenic ... • Avoid ARB/ACE-I ... GDMT meds (e.g., ACE ... #cardiology #treatment