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POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
-Chamber View (A4C ... -Chamber View (A5C ... -Chamber View (A3C ... Flow Doppler #Anatomy ... #POCUS #Cardiac
Evaluation of Electrical Injury in the Emergency Department 

Common Injuries by System:

CNS - Seizure, coma, spinal
Evaluation of Electrical ... high voltage Cardiac ... posterior shoulder - AC ... especially with AC ... #Diagnosis #Management
Esophageal Variceal Bleeding - Diagnosis and Management Summary
PRE-ENDOSCOPY
Vasoactive agents - Octreotide: 
 • 50mcg bolus →
TIPS • Pre-TIPS evaluation ... evaluate R-sided cardiac ... Cross-sectional imaging (anatomy ... #Management #treatment ... endoscopy #varices #hepatology
Diabetic Myonecrosis (Diabetic Muscle Infarction)
 • Spontaneous ischemic necrosis of skeletal muscle (anterior thigh or calf)
skeletal muscle (anterior ... pain • Mean AIC ... ↑ESR, ↑CRP • Diagnosis ... weeks with above treatment ... #management #diabetes
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
defect (Type 1) or anatomic ... left heart 3-6 cardiac ... Arterial blood gas (ABC ... #management #treatment ... #hepatology
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Manage acute cardiac ... Low voltage Treatment ... agent, steroids, AC ... #Myocarditis #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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, AIH diagnosis ... Anti-LKM & Anti-ALC ... Hepatitis (eg Viral) Management ... regarding need for treatment ... #Management #Hepatology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Preoperative Risk Evaluation ... event, follow ACC ... indication of AC ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis