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Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP)

Intra-aortic balloon counter-pulsation is a method of invasive hemodynamic support. A catheter is
Intra-Aortic Balloon ... IABP) Intra-aortic ... Anticoagulation • Complications ... Pump #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #criticalcare
Post-MI Free Wall Rupture
1. What's the role of revascularization when presenting with late STEMI?
2. What are
What are some causes ... of acute hemorrhagic ... pursue surgical management ... FreeWall #Rupture #cardiology ... #complications
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
 •
Tachy-Brady syndrome • Aortic ... Chagas disease • Acute ... Babesiosis • Leptospirosis ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #cardiology #BRADI
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
carcinomas) • Complications ... of acute myocardial ... infarction • Aortic ... OTHER RARE CAUSES ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
disorders: - Aortic ... regurgitation - Aortic ... • Sepsis Complications ... Diagnoses: • Acute ... #cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
CA • Involves aortic ... Culture (+): Acute ... destructive lesion • Complications ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
the setting of acute ... treat the primary cause ... physiological response to acute ... #diagnosis #management ... foamed #algorithm #criticalcare
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
the setting of acute ... treat the primary cause ... physiological response to acute ... echocardiogram #management ... #clinical #criticalcare
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
important to recognize Acute ... the determined cause ... differential #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Ovarian CA, involves aortic ... Culture Positive: • Acute ... block, annular or aortic ... destructive lesion • Complications ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology