How often do you check for Primary Aldosteronism (PA)?

Chances are, NOT nearly often enough!

VA study reveals widespread undertesting...can we do better?

acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M2…

If you've seen 10 pt's with HTN ➡️ you've probably seen PA!

Let's review in this #medtweetorial I feel comfortable diagnosing Primary Aldosteronism

What do you tell:

A 52 yo F w/ active smoking, DM, HLD, and HTN
who p/w DOE & chest pain with evening walks
whose LHC is negative for stenoses,
& CXR, PFTs, TTE are all unrevealing?

"Don’t worry, you'll be fine…here's a xanaz", right?

🚫WRONG….let's dig deeper. #tweetorial 2/13

What's the next step to evaluate her classic angina?

1/ ❤️🤓 Time to reacquant yourselves for ARDS management!

Here is a @cardionerds #tweetorial review of this phenomenal lecture:

🔥On ARDS in #COVID19 🔥

By @AnnGageMD, @RanLeeMD & @AndrewHigginsMD

Video:

Article: casereports.onlinejacc.org/content/early/… 2/ I need a PA Catheter to diagnose ARDS to rule out cardiogenic pulmonary edema:

ACC/CCA COVID Webinar - Serious Illness.

Hope everyone can join!

This will pair very well with @CardioNerds Episode #20 on COVID in the ICU: cardionerds.com/episodes/covid… Starting off with a case presentation.

31 M p/w fever, cough. from Wuhan

H/o DM & HLD

T 38.5C, HR 152, RR 24, BP 134/107

⬇️wbc & plt
⬆️CRP
🤒CT with patchy opacities including ground glass

Excited to join this @ACCinTouch Webinar.

Why pay attention⁉️

1. COVID19: worse w/ baseline CV Dz🥵
2. COVID19: apprears to *cause* CV Dz💔
3. @CardioNerds will need to step up💪👩‍⚕️🧑‍⚕️

https://twitter.com/ACCinTouch/status/1239654649566826501