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Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Manage acute cardiac ... HF, Cardiogenic ... precipitating agent ... , steroids, AC ... Myocarditis #diagnosis #management
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Shock - Management ... Checklist Evaluation ... drained if causing acute ... #Checklist #CHF ... #Management
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
are excellent at evaluating ... is essentially Cardiogenic ... differential #algorithm #management ... #heartfailure #chf ... #criticalcare #icu
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... (Sens. 81% for acute ... CXR congestion. ... Consider cardiac ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Syndrome (GBS) Acute ... MANIFESTATIONS: • The cardinal ... muscle weakness, absent ... intensive care unit (ICU ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram (A4C)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic limb. PMHx
Echocardiogram (A4C ... year old woman in ICU ... for acute ischemic ... PMHx recent CHF, ... #clinical #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Preoperative Risk Evaluation ... exam Determine Cardiac ... disease b) CHF ... Change in clinical ... medical and surgical management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
May have typical HF ... Minority of Pts: cardiogenic ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... Avoid ARBs • ICD ... follow-up with Cardio-OB
Complex Pericardial Effusion with Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C
Pt sent to ED c intradialytic hypotension.
Pt sent to ED c ... BUN/Cr- 128/9.4. ... Admitted to ICU. ... Pericardial #Effusion #Cardiac ... #clinical #cardiology
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram Short-Axis View (PSAX)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic
year old woman in ICU ... for acute ischemic ... PMHx recent CHF, ... Echocardiogram #PSAX #clinical ... #cardiology