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Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Valvular heart disease ... Congenital heart disease ... • Pulmonary embolus ... ancestry, LGE on MRI ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Framework NCPE Pathophysiology ... acute cardiac disease ... level <100 pg/ml EKG ... ventricular function Pulmonary-Artery ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Evaluation - EKG ... antiarrhythmics - Ischemic cardiomyopathy ... treatment for acute MI ... NSAlDs, ACE-inhibitors ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Right Heart Catheterization - Pulmonary Artery Pressures and Calculations
PULMONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE = (meanPAP-PCWP) / CO
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Artery Pressures ... ARTERY PULSATILITY ... mortality in inferior MI ... Ahmed Ghoneem, MD MSc ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
exam • 12-lead ECG ... Cardiac Causes: • Cardiomyopathy ... • Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... Pheochromocytoma • Pulmonary ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
specific questions to ask ... murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... - Known CV disease ... days before Pulmonary ... one post op Cardiology
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
depression Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy ... QRS complex Pulmonary ... • Epicardial artery ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
survival is 93-95% Pathophysiology ... of diagnosis (e.g ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... anterior/posterior MSK ... (for example, cardiomyopathy
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
preexisting heart disease ... Spontaneous coronary artery ... Valvular heart disease ... • Pulmonary edema ... #Cardiology #OBGyn
Management of Anthracyclines and HER2 Antagonist Cardiotoxicity
Anthracyclines cause cardiomyopathy:
 ✖ Reduction in left ventricular ejection fraction
receptor antagonist (MRA ... baseline cardiac disease ... severe valvular disease ... 4 cycles for all ... Cardiotoxicity #cardiology