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Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM) - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis
 1. Wall thickness 215 mm (TTE/CT/MRI) 
 2. Absence
and Management ... Diagnosis 1. ... thickness 215 mm (TTE/CT ... /MRI) 2. ... #Management #Cardiology
Myocardial Injury Classification
Chronic myocardial injury: Chronic heart failure, Cardiomyopathy, Hypertension, CKD/ESRD
Acute nonischemic myocardial injury:
 - Primary
Direct SARS-COV-2 ... illness: Critical ... infarction: - Type 1 ... Classification #diagnosis ... #cardiology #troponemia
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... Dobutamine) - Beta 1 ... SPECT ($$$), PET CT ... Stress #Testing #cardiology ... #management #diagnosis
Amyloidosis Diagnosis
1) Patient presentation
 • Cardiac-specific signs of amyloidosis: Diastolic heart failure, Heart failure with preserved
Amyloidosis Diagnosis ... 1) Patient presentation ... , Infiltrative cardiomyopathy ... smoldering myeloma 2) ... #cardiology
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Angiography or Cardiac ... based on TTE, TEE, CT ... risk factors: cardiomyopathy ... Artery #Embolism #diagnosis ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Bradycardia
1) First Steps: IV, O2, Monitors, ECG, Pads on patient, Crash Cart in room. Is patient
worsening brady, Signs ... 2) Give Meds • ... #bradycardia #diagnosis ... #differential #management ... #cardiology
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Myocarditis: 1. ... 2. ... Manage acute cardiac ... #Myocarditis #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
- Summary 1. ... other causes* 2. ... months before 1° ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #treatment
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... ankle swelling. 2. ... CXR congestion. 2. ... Consider cardiac ... #management #cardiology
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
and Management ... renal failure Clinical ... neuropathy or cardiac ... (for example, cardiomyopathy ... #Management #Signs