Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
β€’ Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
β€’ Clinical presentation 
β€’ Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
β€’
intolerance β€’ Chest ... pain, pericarditis ... gallop β€’ Abnormal ECG ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Cardiology
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Myocarditis ... shock, Arrythmias, Pericarditis ... , Tamponade EKG ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #summary
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
= Biomarkers + ECG ... : Acute STEMI, Aortic ... dissection, PE, peri/myocarditis ... #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #STEMI
Bradycardia
1) First Steps: IV, O2, Monitors, ECG, Pads on patient, Crash Cart in room. Is patient
Bradycardia 1) ... SOB from CHF, Chest ... SarahFoohey #bradycardia ... #differential #management ... #cardiology
Intraoperative  Bradycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Bradycardia in theatre should not be treated as
Intraoperative Bradycardia ... Breathing β€’ Check chest ... known drug causes (eg ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup #Cardiology
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
hypertension, tachy- or bradycardia ... symptoms may include chest ... CM5 continuous ECG ... consultation with cardiology ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Management of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor (ICI) Induced Cardiotoxicity
Problem - Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are associated with
ICIs range from myocarditis ... serious arrhythmias, pericarditis ... of severe ICI myocarditis ... Monitor and trend electrocardiogram ... Cardiotoxicity #cardiology