Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 โ€ข Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
Clinical presentation ... : Pseudo-acute coronary ... Paraclinical assessment: EKG ... #Causes #cardiology ... #MRI
Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP)

Intra-aortic balloon counter-pulsation is a method of invasive hemodynamic support. A catheter is
sync with the cardiac ... โ€ข Triggers (EKG ... Balloon #Pump #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology ... #criticalcare
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
is caused by a ... disease โ€ข Cardiac ... deficit โ€ข Shock Treatment ... #Dissection #diagnosis ... #management #vascular
Pericarditis can be seen on EKG with diffuse ST elevations without reciprocal changes along with diffuse
can be seen on EKG ... often follows a URI ... First line treatment ... #Acute #Pericarditis ... #Cardiology #Diagnosis
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 โ€ข Everyone who can exercise should!
 โ€ข They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... production to cause ... : EKG ($), ECHO ... ($$$), PET CT/MRI ... #management #diagnosis
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Manage acute cardiac ... Pericarditis, Tamponade EKG ... Low voltage Treatment ... #Myocarditis #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
โ€ข Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
โ€ข Clinical presentation 
โ€ข Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
โ€ข
Myocarditis Diagnosis ... Cardiovascular MRI ... gallop โ€ข Abnormal ECG ... shock, sudden cardiac ... #Management #Cardiology
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome โ€“ ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Syndrome โ€“ ARDS: Clinical ... objective assessmentโ€œ (e.g ... there is no clear cause ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 โ€ข Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Shock - Diagnosis ... telemetry, 12-Lead EKG ... - Pulmonary >> Acute ... #criticalcare # ... treatment #workup
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Cardiac Tamponade ... โ€ข Diagnostic ... thoracotomy is a better treatment ... Plan definitive management ... #Management #Workup