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Diastolic Function Grading - Schematic diastolic filling patterns

I: impaired relaxation, II: moderate diastolic dysfunction (pseudonormal), III:
Diastolic Function Grading ... diastolic filling patterns ... moderate diastolic dysfunction ... #Grading #Classification ... Grades #Criteria #Table
Severity of Aortic Stenosis in Adults 
Current ACC/AHA guidelines recommend cut-off values for Doppler-echocardiographic measurements of
>50 mmHg (2) (Table ... , inconsistent grading ... common problem in clinical ... A common pattern ... AorticStenosis #Classification
Shock Classification
Shock Definition: State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Shock Classification ... Shock Definition: State ... END-ORGAN DYSFUNCTION ... Types #diagnosis #management ... warm #wet #dry #table
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Shock Overview A state ... death -> end-organ dysfunction ... death Common Clinical ... #diagnosis #management ... #differential #causes
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Shock Overview A state ... death -> end-organ dysfunction ... death Common Clinical ... #diagnosis #management ... #differential #causes
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... Pathophysiology: 1) T-cell dysfunction ... renal failure Clinical ... symptoms are not caused ... Self-limiting, chronic but stable
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Idiopathic LV dysfunction ... exclude other causes ... thrombus, RV systolic dysfunction ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... Delivery • Stable
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
functional status - Able ... metabolic equivalent able ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Change in clinical ... Stable patients
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
just simply a clinical ... the determined cause ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #cardiology ... #treatment #table
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
are typically able ... treat the primary cause ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... echocardiogram #management ... #clinical #criticalcare