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Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
nodal blocking agents ... Treat underlying cause ... Treat underlying cause ... Treatment #management #cardiology ... #algorithm
CHF - Left-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Valvular Disease (Preserved Diastolic/Systolic Function)
 • Mitral Stenosis
CHF - Left-Sided ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Constriction #CHF ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #causes
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
STAGES of CHF (A ... flare ups that cause ... mechanical pump that augments ... #Management #Cardiology ... Stages #ACCAHA #Algorithm
Flowchart to diuretic use in acute heart failure.

(A) Congestion with volume overload. 

(B) Treatment algorithm after
(B) Treatment algorithm ... administration, once a day dosing ... Diuretic #Diuresis #CHF ... #Algorithm #Congestive ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Kussmaul's Sign on Physical Exam

What’s the diagnosis?
Severe biventeicular failure with + Kussmaul sign! NICM. No constriction!

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increased blood volume during ... and other rarer causes ... of right-sided HF ... Kussmauls #Sign #physicalexam ... clinical #video #jvp #cardiology
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Jugular Waveform Components 
 • a wave - due to atrial contraction: It occurs just before
• c wave - caused ... tricuspid valve closing ... y descent - is caused ... Waveforms #JVP #PhysicalExam ... #cardiology
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
non-perfused vessels and causes ... condition (left) and during ... a period of CHF ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization
Müller's sign is the pulsation or bobbing of the uvula that occurs during systole.  It
uvula that occurs during ... Müller's sign is caused ... clinical #video #PhysicalExam ... #Cardiology
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Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
This becomes a flawed ... treat the primary cause ... Even during the ... #clinica l#foamed ... #algorithm #criticalcare
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
This becomes a flawed ... treat the primary cause ... Even during the ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #criticalcare #foamed