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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 ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Shock - Management Checklist ... Evaluation - ... drained if causing acute ... #CHF #Shock #Cardiogenic ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
(Sens. 81% for acute ... effusions). 1/5 pts w/ acute ... CXR congestion. ... Consider cardiac ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
• A lack of acute ... cardiac disease ... neck veins, • Absence ... ischemic changes CXR ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology
There are three principal varieties of pulmonary edema: cardiac, overhydration and increased capillary permeability (ARDS). 
The
pulmonary edema: cardiac ... permeability or acute ... cardiac failure ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Vascular
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 ... one post op Cardiology ... postoperative cardiac
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
important to recognize Acute ... are excellent at evaluating ... Cardiac cath if ... algorithm #management #cardiology ... #heartfailure #chf
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram (A4C)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic limb. PMHx
Echocardiogram (A4C ... woman in ICU for acute ... PMHx recent CHF, ... consider contrast agent ... #clinical #cardiology
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram Short-Axis View (PSAX)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic
Cardiac LV Thrombus ... woman in ICU for acute ... PMHx recent CHF, ... consider contrast agent ... PSAX #clinical #cardiology
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
dyspnoe due to acute ... and an enlarged cardiac ... see an enlarged cardiac ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Alveolar