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Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
Premature Ventricular Complexes ... (PVC's) - Summary ... heart disease Causes ... : • Broad QRS complex ... #differential #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy ... - Summary 1. ... exclude other causes ... Pts: cardiogenic shock ... #cardiology #treatment
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary ... walking to nearly complete ... tachycardia, reversible cardiomyopathy ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
⚠️ Cardiogenic shock ... (PPCM) is caused ... Rule out other causes ... recognition and management ... #Cardiology #OBGyn
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Diagnosis and Management ... Summary Chagas ... infectious disease caused ... symptoms, positive serology ... 20-90%, normal ECG
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
ECG is vital while ... essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... the determined cause ... #cardiology #treatment ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare