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Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Fulminant: - Acute HF ... Pericarditis, Tamponade EKG ... Findings: - AV ... (ST elevation), ... Low voltage Treatment
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Medications, Spinal Cord Injury ... Decompensated CHF ... Valve Disease, Myocarditis ... 3) UOP > 0.5 cc ... /kg/hr Sophia
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
Lead AVR on ECG ... Subepicardial atrial injury ... • Classic EKG ... #differential # ... cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
dissection, PE, peri/myocarditis ... avR - proximal ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology ... Interpretation #differential
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Elevation - Differential ... Pericarditis/Myocarditis ... depression in aVR ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
. <1% Myocarditis ... the absence of treatment ... (RBBB; others: AV ... cardiomyopathy (→HF ... only available at CDC
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... fragment • Other: Myocarditis ... May have typical HF ... diagnosis #management #cardiology ... #treatment