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1/ Welcome back to #ReadingRoom with Core IM!

Have you ever been confused about what contrast #protocol to order?! 💭

“Protocols” = which phase of contrast is best evaluate the structure you are trying to see 🔎

Keep an eye on the white contrast being injected in this 🧵 Image
2/ What are some different contrast protocols?

Compare and contrast the different protocols below ⬇️ and think about which clinical situations we use them in Image
3/ Use this table to order the right study for the *right* pathology. There are many protocols with timings and combinations to best evaluate specific pathologies.

& don’t forget to check in with your radiology team when stuck and making a decision about which study to order! Image
4/ Thanks to our #ReadingRoom team:
Author- @TomMulveyMD
Graphics- Dr. Salim Najjar
Link -bit.ly/3RU4zKd

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Jun 5
1/ 🚨 NEW #5Pearls on HFpEF!

HFpEF is:
- Clinical syndrome of heart failure w/ EF 50%+
- ☂️ term | Heterogeneous disease 

HFpEF is NOT:
- Classic high BP, causing stiff ventricles

🖥️ :
ACP CME:
Sponsor:  coreimpodcast.com/2024/06/05/hfp…
bit.ly/CIMCME
coreimpodcast.com/Freed
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2/ Clinically, HFpEF is:

🫀Dyspnea on exertion
🫀PND
🫀Orthopnea
🫀Fatigue
🫀Exercise intolerance
🫀JVD
🫀Pulmonary rales
🫀LE edema
3/ On echo, HFpEF is NOT:
🫀Just diastolic dysfunction

**Diastolic dysfunction CAN be seen in HFpEF 

But, it was not observed on resting echocardiograms of ⅓ of HFpEF patients in the Paragon-HF trial ‼️
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May 13
1/ 🚨 NEW #5Pearls episode on Cardiorenal Considerations 🫀🫘

So many diuretic options, so which to choose and why?

Use the toolkit ⤵️ for all your diuresis needs!

🖥️:
CME: 
Sponsor:  bit.ly/3wx8tnB
bit.ly/CIMCME
coreimpodcast.com/Freed
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2/ Not all AKI in heart failure is cardiorenal syndrome!

In pure cardiorenal, expect a “bland” UA with no:
🥩 Protein
🩸 Blood
🦠 Granular or other cell casts!

**Remember, keep a broad differential for AKI
3/ You suspect volume overload in a patient…what dose of diuretic do you start with?

2.5x their home dose of diuretic (in IV form)!

IV options include:
💉 Furosemide
💉 Bumetanide

**Bumetanide drip at higher doses is associated with myalgias
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Jun 8, 2023
1/ Time for #12LeadThursday!

What’s the axis and do you notice anything about the precordial leads? Image
2/ What do you see on ECG to identify extreme axis deviation?

Negative deflection in lead I + negative deflection in aVF = extreme axis deviation Image
3/ What about the precordial leads?

Do you notice dominant R waves, S waves, or T-wave inversions? Image
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Apr 13, 2023
1/ What better way to end off a week of pacemakers and ICDs than recapping and revisiting our #12LeadThursday series!

🧵 Image
2/ Which patients get pacemakers?

Think of 2 big buckets: conduction disease and heart failure Image
3/ Let’s start with conduction disease!

Refresh your memory with this past byte - 80 y/o M with hx of CABG…what's the rhythm?
bit.ly/40cAry0
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Jan 18, 2023
1/ Atrial Fibrillation: #GrayMatters Series

What do you do with that episode of #Afib when sick or post-op in the hospital?

What type of monitoring is best?

🎧: link.chtbl.com/Afib
🗒️: bit.ly/3QPiLFt
CME: bit.ly/CIMCME
Sponsor: go.amboss.com/CoreIM-E9
2/ When do you start AC for new Afib post-op?

We hope this infographic will be handy for the many times we may be in the gray zone!

From @accpchest guidelines

A few things to consider:
🤔 Patient specific risk
🤔 Blood thinner of choice
🤔 Bleeding risk of the surgery
3/ Credit to the team that worked tirelessly on this!

Hosts: Dr. Nick Villano, @Ali_Trainor, @FreedoBaggins
Off-air producer: @ShreyaTrivediMD
Experts: @jasonmatosmd, @PoojaJagadishMD, @gregorykatz
Graphic: Josie Levey

🎧:link.chtbl.com/Afib

coreimpodcast.com/2023/01/18/dia…
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Dec 15, 2022
1/🚨New Episode🚨
The Lipid Panel Reimagined: #MindtheGap Segment

How do you interpret the #lipidpanel to help inform patients' risk for #cardiovascular disease? Do you use #ApoB? 🧐

🎧: link.chtbl.com/Lipids
Sponsor: go.amboss.com/CoreIM-E8
2/ Unfortunately, our patient is stuck in "bumper-to-bumper" #cholesterol traffic 🚗!

See traffic analogy to understand why ApoB can give us information that LDL-C may not:

#Mindblown! 🤯
3/ Overall, LOWER ⬇️ is better for both #LDL-C and #ApoB in terms of reducing #CV disease risk!

But #discordance between LDL-C vs. ApoB is actually quite common!

Take a look at the orange line to see how ApoB confers a higher CVD risk over time 👇
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