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Diabetic Foot Ulcer - Peripheral Arterial Disease Assessment Algorithm

Early Revascularization vs Conservative Care

Workup:
 • Arterial doppler
Ulcer - Peripheral Arterial ... Workup: • Arterial ... #Foot #Ulcer #Arterial ... #Disease #PAD # ... revascularization #podiatry #management
Approach to Antithrombotic Therapy in Peripheral Artery Disease
Increased Ischemic Risk:
 • Prior MI
 • Diabetes
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• Heart failure ... conduit • Poor arterial ... Antithrombotic #management ... therapy #dapt #PAD ... #antiplatelet #algorithm
CHADSVASc Score - Stroke Risk in Atrial Fibrillation

A clinical mnemonic to estimate stroke risk in atrial
Stroke Risk in Atrial ... stroke risk in atrial ... Congestive heart failure ... (MI, PAD, aortic ... CHADSVASc #Score #Atrial
RV Failure secondary to Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension on Echocardiogram
Pulmonary arterial hypertension resulting in severe RV dilation
to Pulmonary Arterial ... Echocardiogram Pulmonary arterial ... echocardiographic findings of PAH ... #Pulmonary #Arterial ... #Hypertension #PAH
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Atrial Fibrillation ... risk factors Atrial ... identify left atrial ... test for DM Atrial ... First episode or PAF
Stages in the development of HF and recommended therapy by stage. ACEI indicates angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor;
inhibitor; AF, atrial ... angiotensin-receptor blocker; CAD ... coronary artery disease ... Stages #ACCAHA #Algorithm ... #Management #Cardiology
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
Can be the first ... Diagnosis: • PAC ... A PAC also has a ... arrhythmia • Atrial ... beats) • Heart failure
HFpEF and CAD Management Algorithm
1. Consider revascularization based on current guidelines for CAD and HFpEF*
2. Statins:
HFpEF and CAD Management ... guidelines for CAD ... with increased arterial ... #HFpEF #CAD ... #Management #Algorithm
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... New-onset Heart Failure ... cause + Systemic anticoagulation ... symptomatic heart failure ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
of patients who had ... FNHTR once had ... hypoTN, renal failure ... RBCs (stored at 4C ... Transfusion #diagnosis #management