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Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Myocarditis Diagnosis ... Endomyocardial biopsy ... intolerance • Chest ... gallop • Abnormal ECG ... #Management #Cardiology
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
acute cardiac injury ... Pericarditis, Tamponade EKG ... #Myocarditis #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology ... #summary #biopsy
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
TTE +/- TEE) • Chest ... CT scan, if suspect ... block (+/- daily EKG ... Endocarditis #checklist #criticalcare ... #diagnosis #management
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical ... inflammatory lung injury ... be detected on CT ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
quantify renal injury ... recent DAN) • EMG ... of PRS: Biopsy ... CT ... #management #treatment
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
diagnosis but rather ... ECG is vital while ... #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis- Computed tomography of the chest, reconstructed in the coronal plane at the level of the
tomography of the chest ... #clinical #Lymphangioleiomyomatosis ... #LAM #radiology ... #CT #wedge #biopsy ... #NEJM
Squamous-Cell Carcinoma of the Lung- ...Physical examination revealed decreased air entry in the base of the
A chest radiograph ... bronchoscopy and biopsy ... confirmed a diagnosis ... #NEJM #clinical ... #radiology #CT #
Disseminated Actinomycosis- ...Computed tomography of the chest and abdomen revealed multiple pulmonary nodules (Panel A) associated
tomography of the chest ... Biopsy of the lung ... patient received a diagnosis ... #NEJM #clinical ... #radiology #CT #