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Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Shock - Management ... Lactate, Liver function ... Treat underlying etiology ... Revascularization, treatment ... #CHF #Shock #Cardiogenic
Approach to Undifferentiated Shock - OnePager Summary
Shock occurs when there is inadequate blood flow (CO) &
Identifying the etiology ... essential to determine treatment ... Cardiac Tamponade, Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #differential ... #guyton #curves
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Imaging: CXR- pulmonary ... initiation • Differential ... sepsis), PE, DAH, CHF ... organ dysfuxtion, ICU ... diagnosis #management #hematology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
with presence of pulmonary ... Shock. ... #table #foamed ... #heartfailure #chf ... #criticalcare #icu
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... Minority of Pts: cardiogenic ... shock and severe ... studies show no ↓ LV function
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
Significance (ICUS ... blood count with differential ... transplantation is the only cure ... Syndromes #diagnosis #hematology ... #oncology