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Practical Approach to Grading Diastolic Dysfunction

#Diagnosis #Cardiology #Diastolic #Diastology #Dysfunction #Grading #Classification #Grades #Criteria #Algorithm #Assessment
Practical Approach to Grading ... Diastolic Dysfunction ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Grading #Classification ... Grades #Criteria #Algorithm
Algorithm for Diagnosing Diastolic Dysfunction With Doppler Echocardiography
 1. Determine the age of the patient
Algorithm for Diagnosing ... Diastolic Dysfunction ... pressure (LVFP): #Algorithm ... Echocardiography #Cardiology ... #Diagnosis #Grading
Causes of Atrial Fibrillation

Heart disease 
 - Aging heart 
 - Cardiomyopathies 
 - Congestive heart
Fibrillation Heart ... disease - Aging heart ... drugs - Thyroid dysfunction ... Fibrillation #AFib #Cardiology ... #Pathophysiology
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Rheumatic Heart ... Papillary Muscle Dysfunction ... Systolic #Murmurs #Cardiology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Iron Deficiency in Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)

Iron deficiency (ID) in heart failure is a common comorbidity
in Congestive Heart ... deficiency (ID) in heart ... 50% of patients, leading ... #pharmacology #pathophysiology ... #cardiology
Pathophysiology Of Constriction
Exaggerated Ventricular Interdependence:
 • Limited Cardiac Filling due to Fixed Volume → Septum Shifts
Pathophysiology ... intrapericardial (heart ... equally → MV Inflow Gradient ... transmitted to the heart ... #cardiology #dissociation
Right Heart Catheterization - Pulmonary Artery Pressures and Calculations
PULMONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE = (meanPAP-PCWP) / CO
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Right Heart Catheterization ... Trans-Pulmonary Gradient ... Diastolic Pulmonary Gradient ... e.g., PE, right heart ... catheter #diagnosis #cardiology
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Clinical Manifestations

Causes of Thiamine Deficiency:
 • Poor intake:
	- Diets
rice/processed grains ... and myocardial dysfunction ... to congestive heart ... - High output heart ... beriberi #nutrition #pathophysiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
a) Ischemic heart ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... with valvular dysfunction ... or LV dysfunction ... one post op Cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
sensation that the heart ... is pounding, racing ... or sinus node dysfunction ... • Congenital heart ... #Palpitations #Cardiology