Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
and non-cardiogenic ... patients, who have an acute ... heart due to a chronic ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Evaluation - EKG ... drained if causing acute ... patients With chronic ... #Checklist #CHF ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
Based on the images ... or chronic illness ... Pumonary cardiogenic ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Manage chronic cardiac ... HF, Cardiogenic ... Pericarditis, Tamponade EKG ... #Myocarditis #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
exacerbation (cardiogenic ... pulmonary edema ... on chronic resp ... altered mental status ... β€’ Won't Work
Non-ACS Myocardial Injury - Elevated Troponin Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

 β€’ Chronic Myocardial Injury: End
and Workup Algorithm ... β€’ Chronic Myocardial ... Injury: End Stage ... Tachycardia-induced HF ... Occlusion β€’ Stable
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 β€’ Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Shock - Diagnosis ... telemetry, 12-Lead EKG ... Tamponade - Pulmonary ... >> Acute PE, Tension ... resuscitation β€’ Cardiogenic
Pulmonary Arterial Catheterization – Use and Interpretation:
-Pulmonary arterial catheterization (PAC) has never been shown to improve
However, when the diagnosis ... unknown volume status ... those with severe cardiogenic ... shock (eg, acute ... #Differential #Table
Increased pulmonary venous pressure is related to the pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) and can be
Increased pulmonary ... related to the pulmonary ... the chest film (Table ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CHF #CXR #Stages
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 β€’ Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
cardiomyopathy β€’ Pulmonary ... May have typical HF ... Minority of Pts: cardiogenic ... during Delivery β€’ Stable ... #management #cardiology