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Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... • Pulmonary embolus ... ancestry, LGE on MRI ... Pts: cardiogenic shock ... #cardiology #treatment
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
and Management ... Oliguria • Altered Mental ... Tamponade - Pulmonary ... - MI, arrhythmia ... #Summary #criticalcare
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
- Management Checklist ... antiarrhythmics - Ischemic cardiomyopathy ... treatment for acute MI ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Management
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Neuro: altered mental ... O2 delivery • MI ... Classification #diagnosis #management ... #Overview #criticalcare ... #differential #causes
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Neuro: altered mental ... O2 delivery • MI ... Classification #diagnosis #management ... #Overview #criticalcare ... #differential #causes
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
with presence of pulmonary ... essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... the determined cause ... #cardiology #treatment ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
⚠️ Cardiogenic shock ... (PPCM) is caused ... • Pulmonary edema ... recognition and management ... #Cardiology #OBGyn
Cryptococcal meningitis on T2 MRI
30 M from sub-Saharan Africa presents w/ progressive Headache x1 mo, +neck
of prior silent pulmonary ... Nausea & vomiting ... lymph predominant (median ... is common 65%. median ... Guidelines recommend