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Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Checklist Evaluation ... edema - Large effusion ... #Checklist #CHF ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Management
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Cardiac: • Valvular ... Decompensated HF ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
bilateral pleural effusions ... → no signs of CXR ... Consider cardiac ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #pharmacology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
are excellent at evaluating ... with presence of pulmonary ... differential #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment ... #heartfailure #chf
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Preoperative Risk Evaluation ... murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... disease b) CHF ... one post op Cardiology ... medical and surgical management
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
space (pleural effusion ... and an enlarged cardiac ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Alveolar ... #Pulmonary #Edema