Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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First, Second (Type 1 and Type 2), and Third Degree Heart Blocks - Comparison

#HeartBlocks #Comparison #First
and Third Degree Heart ... Blocks - Comparison ... Second #Third #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram ... #Diagnosis #Table
Bradycardias Comparison Table
 - SINUS BRADYCARDIA 
 - JUNCTIONAL BRADYCARDIA 
 - 1st DEGREE AV BLOCK
Bradycardias Comparison ... 2 - COMPLETE HEART ... BLOCK #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #EKG ... #ECG #Bradycardia
Right Heart Cath - Normal Cardiac Pressures

Right Atrial Pressure (RAP) or Central Venous Pressure (CVP)
 β€’
Right Heart Cath ... - Normal Cardiac ... #Cath #Cardiac ... #Pressures #RHC ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Interpreting Right Heart Catheterizations

Always interpret a RHC based on the indication for getting the test. This
Interpreting Right Heart ... Always interpret a RHC ... What is the cardiac ... #diagnosis #pulmonary ... #hypertension #cardiology
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
consolidation is pulmonary ... have an acute cardiac ... , may have non-cardiac ... pulmonary edema ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Right Heart Catheterization Waveforms and Pressures
Right Atrial Pressure:
 β€’ Mean: 1-5 mm Hg
Right Ventricular Pressure:
 β€’
Right Heart Catheterization ... Diastolic: 1-7 mm Hg Pulmonary-Artery ... Catheterization #RHC ... normal #wedge #diagnosis ... #cardiology
Gadolinium Enhancement Patterns in Ischemic and Non-Ischemic Cardiomyopathies
Ischemic:
 β€’ Subendocardial Infarct
 β€’ Transmural Infarct
Non-Ischemic:
 β€’ Mid-wall
e.g.congenital heart ... disease, pulmonary ... sclerosis, post-cardiac ... cardiomyopathy #diagnosis ... #cardiology #radiology
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
β€’ Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
β€’ Clinical presentation 
β€’ Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
β€’
Myocarditis Diagnosis ... gallop β€’ Abnormal ECG ... shock, sudden cardiac ... #Myocarditis #Diagnosis ... #Management #Cardiology
Pericardial Tamponade
Beck's Triad 
1. Hypotension 
2. Jugular venous distension 
3. Muffled heart sounds 
Patient will be
Muffled heart sounds ... paradoxus - ECG ... #Pericardial #Cardiac ... #Becks #Triad #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation - Diagnosis, Causes, Presentations
Causes (PIRATES):
 - Pulmonary embolism 
 - Ischemia (cardiac) 
 -
Fibrillation - Diagnosis ... (PIRATES): - Pulmonary ... - Ischemia (cardiac ... withdrawal ("holiday heart ... PIRATES #Emergency #Cardiology