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Typical ECG changes in acute pericarditis includes: stage 1 - diffuse, positive, ST elevations with reciprocal
Typical ECG changes ... in acute pericarditis ... patients) stage 4 - ECG ... inverted #Diagnosis #EM ... #EKG #Pericarditis
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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• Chest pain, pericarditis ... gallop • Abnormal ECG ... • Cardiogenic shock ... cardiac death Management ... #Cardiology
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 shock ... , Arrythmias, Pericarditis ... , Tamponade EKG ... Myocarditis #diagnosis #management
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
- Management Checklist ... Evaluation - ... EKG & echocardiography ... Nephrotoxins (e.g ... channel blocker (eg
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
and Management ... telemetry, 12-Lead EKG ... > Constrictive pericarditis ... - Pulmonary >> Acute ... #Diagnosis #Management
DETROIT CARDIOGENIC SHOCK INITIATIVE ALGORITHM

INCLUSION CRITERIA
Acute Myocardial Infarction
ï‚· Ischemic Symptoms
ï‚· EKG and/or biomarker evidence of AMI
DETROIT CARDIOGENIC SHOCK ... INCLUSION CRITERIA Acute ... Ischemic Symptoms ï‚· EKG ... DCSI #Initiative #Management ... #Cardiology
Purpose: We sought to develop a patient decision aid to promote shared decision-making for patients who
natural frequency (e.g ... negative diagnostic evaluation ... #Management #PatientInfo ... #Cardiology #EM ... Syncope #LowRisk #DecisionAid
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
important to recognize Acute ... are excellent at evaluating ... ECG is vital while ... essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... differential #algorithm #management
If the patient has a HEART Score of 0-3 and a negative initial troponin, have a
troponin test and ECG ... hospitalized for further evaluation ... Obtain an ECG at ... #Management #PatientInfo ... LowRisk #Percent3 #DecisionAid