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Syncope - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neurocardiogenic:
 • Vasovagal
 • Orthostatic Hypotension
 • Autonomic Neuropathy
 • Situational (micturition,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Migraine Cardiac ... • DCM - Afterload ... Stenosis • Cardiac ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Cardiac Murmurs and Maneuvers

An algorithm demonstrating the effect of various maneuvers on systolic murmurs. 
TR, tricuspid
Cardiac Murmurs ... Maneuvers An algorithm ... of preload and afterload ... DrJayMohan #Cardiac
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
hemodynamics and cardiac ... benefit from LV afterload ... inotrope therapy and afterload ... Cardiac cath if ... #differential #algorithm
Cardiac Maneuvers and Effects on Murmurs

Valsalva Standing - Decr BIood Return to LV
Laying Down, Squatting, Straight
Cardiac Maneuvers ... Phenylephrine - Incr Afterload ... Nitrate - Decr Afterload ... Post PVC - Decr Afterload ... Diast Time) #Cardiac
Mechanical Cardiac Support Devices Compared
Cannula Size - Insertion Technique - Haemodynarnic Support
IABP:
 • Afterload: Reduced
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Mechanical Cardiac ... Support IABP: • Afterload ... TandemHeart: • Afterload ... Impella: • Afterload ... #Mechanical #Cardiac
Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy: Heart Murmur
 • Occurs during systole 
 • Crescendo-decrescendo murmur
 • Heard best
reductions in afterload ... elevations in afterload ... Heart #Murmur #Cardiac
Causes of acute heart failure
 - Acute pressure overload (increased afterload, mechanical flow obstruction) 
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overload (increased afterload ... impairment - Cardiac
VA ECMO Unloading - LV Venting
Different LV Venting Strategies work through these basic mechanisms: ↓ Preload,
Contractility, ↓ Afterload ... Vasodilators: ↓ Afterload ... Reducing ECMO Flow: ↓ Afterload ... • IABP: ↓ Afterload
The Death Spiral: Increased RV Afterload (Acute PE) 
#Pathophysiology #PE #PulmonaryEmbolism #Embolism #DeathSpiral #Shock #RVDysfunction #RebelEM
: Increased RV Afterload
Simplified Algorithm for cardiac arrest (Adapted from ACLS 2010) 

#Management #ACLS #LifeSupport #Cardiac #Arrest #Algorithm #HsTs
Simplified Algorithm ... for cardiac arrest ... #LifeSupport #Cardiac ... #Arrest #Algorithm