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Life Threatening Causes of Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Table

 • ACS
 • Aortic Dissection
 •
Life Threatening Causes ... Differential Diagnosis Table ... Matthew Ho, MD PhD ... differential #diagnosis #table
Major Clinical Trials and Evidence Summary for Transfusion Thresholds in Critical Care

TRICC - NEJM 1999 -
for Transfusion Thresholds ... NEJM 1999 - ICU FOCUS ... unnecessary and cause ... #Transfusion #Thresholds
Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
that any given case ... implies being able ... it has a narrow focus ... #Calculation #Table ... #PPV #NPV #Formulas
Myocarditis on Echocardiogram
It is always great to witness the tremendous reversal of severe biventricular dysfunction from
Case Resolution: ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... clinical #cardiology #pocus
Esophageal Variceal Bleeding - Diagnosis and Management Summary
PRE-ENDOSCOPY
Vasoactive agents - Octreotide: 
 • 50mcg bolus →
RBC transfusion threshold ... Hgb 7-9 g/dL PPI ... unclear source (in case ... of PUD) PERI-ENDOSCOPY
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
10% of all lupus cases ... terbinafine, thiazidic, PPI ... Discontinuation of causal ... Positive in 60-80% of cases ... sle #comparison #table
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
JVD, Orthopnea/PND ... the determined cause ... cardiology #treatment #table
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... exertion, orthopnea, PND ... during Delivery • Stable
Pericardial Consistency Comparison on POCUS - Blood, Fat, Pus and Serous

Unclotted blood remains anechoic around clotted
Comparison on POCUS ... Fat pad has echoes ... Comparison #Fluid #POCUS ... #Table #Echocardiogram
Sinatrial Nodal Pause
Can you guess what happened during echo?

- Ivan Stankovic, MD, PhD @Ivan_Echocardio

#Sinatrial #Nodal #Pause
Sinatrial Nodal Pause ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... Sinatrial #Nodal #Pause ... echocardiogram #a4c #pocus