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Criteria for diagnosis of PPCM - Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
1) LV EF <0.45
2) Meets the Framingham criteria for
Criteria for diagnosis ... the Framingham criteria ... for HF 3) new ... symptoms of HF or ... Cardiomyopathy #Criteria
Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis Workup Algorithm

1) Check Urine Osmolality:
 > 600 mOsm/kg - Implies extrarenal mechanism
• Hypovolemic (H2O ... Euvolemic (Low H2O ... Lack of access to H2O ... syndrome Matthew Ho ... Workup #Algorithm #nephrology
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute Thiamine (B1) Deficiency 
Clinical Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 out of 4):
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria ... Deficiency #diagnosis #criteria ... #neurology
PFO with thrombus on Echocardiogram (PSAX)

Ivan Stankovic, MD, PhD @Ivan_Echocardio

#patent #foramenovale #PFO #thrombus #embolism #psax #Echocardiogram
PFO with thrombus ... #foramenovale #PFO ... clinical #cardiology #pocus
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Berlin Criteria ... or CPAP >=5 cm H2O ... with PEEP >=5 cm H2O ... with PEEP >= 5cm H2O ... Berlin #Definition #Criteria
ASE Echocardiographic Assessment of Valve Stenosis
 • Aortic Valve Stenosis
 • Mitral Valve Stenosis
 • Tricuspid
Echocardiogram #POCUS ... diagnosis #cardiology #criteria ... #POCUS
SLICC SLE Diagnostic Criteria - Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Clinical and Immunologic Criteria

CLINICAL CRITERIA
 - ACUTE CUTANEOUS LUPUS
SLE Diagnostic Criteria ... and Immunologic Criteria ... CLINICAL CRITERIA ... SEROSITIS - RENAL - NEUROLOGIC ... ) IMMUNOLOGIC CRITERIA
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Right Heart, Via PFO ... prosthetic valve, PFO ... Definite: (>2 Major Criteria ... Major + 1 Minor Criteria ... differential #scoring #criteria
Hyperglycemic Crisis - Algorithm for DKA/HHS

Diagnostic criteria for DKA:
 • pH < 7.3
 • Anion gap
Diagnostic criteria ... Diagnostic criteria ... /kg Matthew Ho
PFO with shunting on Contrast Echocardiogram (a4c) 
74 yo presents with CVA. RoPE score of 4.
PFO with shunting ... @DrShemisa #PFO ... clinical #cardiology #pocus