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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 ... FreeWall #Rupture #cardiology ... #complications ... #acuteMI #diagnosis
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
there is no clear cause ... such as trauma ... the underlying cause ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Glucose/Temp • ACS ... Chagas disease • Acute ... Babesiosis • Leptospirosis ... #causes #cardiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
- Differential Diagnosis ... Physiologic Causes ... • Sepsis Complications ... : • Acute Coronary ... #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 ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #management #clinical ... #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 ... #diagnosis #management ... foamed #algorithm #criticalcare
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
important to recognize Acute ... the determined cause ... #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Culture (+): Acute ... Septic Emboli Cause ... Treat underlying cause ... destructive lesion • Complications ... #management #cardiology
Acute Altered Mental Status - Rapid Response Management

1) Ask while en route: vitals, hyper/hypoactive, POC glucose,
Acute Altered Mental ... Rapid Response Management ... and stabilize: AMS ... the underlying cause ... #criticalcare #
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... defibrillator as ... Thromboembolic complications ... #management #cardiology