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Congestive Heart Failure - Causes, Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
 • Dilated Cardiomyopathy 
 • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Pathophysiology and Differential ... Diagnosis • Dilated ... Cardiomyopathy ... • Restrictive ... Pathophysiology #Differential
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... Descents, Rales,+S4 ... Disease, Cancer-Related ... karanpdesai #Restrictive ... Diagnosis #Causes #differential
Severe Dilated Cardiomyopathy - Severe HFrEF

Dr. Milica Stefanovic @MilicicaStefano

#Dilated #Cardiomyopathy #DCM #hfref #a4c #Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology
Severe Dilated Cardiomyopathy ... MilicicaStefano #Dilated ... #Cardiomyopathy ... #DCM #hfref #a4c
CHF - Left-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Valvular Disease (Preserved Diastolic/Systolic Function)
 • Mitral Stenosis
Heart Failure - Differential ... Regurgitation Dilated ... Hypertrophy • Restrictive ... Cardiomyopathy ... HeartFailure #Cardiology #Differential
Blood Stasis and Smoke on Echocardiogram (a4c)
Smoking symbol = Blood stasis without mitral stenosis
Other causes Restrictive
Echocardiogram (a4c ... Other causes Restrictive ... cardiomyopathy ... Echocardiogram #a4c
Cardiomyopathies 

Manifestations of cardiomyopathy (CM) range from microscopic alterations in cardiac myocytes to fulminant Heart Failure
QT Syndrome • Dilated ... Cardiomyopathy ... (DCM) • Restrictive ... Cardiomyopathy ... cardiology #diagnosis #differential
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
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Abnormalities - Differential ... Pericarditis • Restrictive ... Cardiomyopathy ... Pulsus tardus (delayed ... Disorders #Cardiology #Differential
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Differential/diagnosis ... window shown) with dilated ... Echocardiogram #A4c
Multiple LV Thrombi on Echocardiogram
Too much of a bad thing

- Ivan Stankovic, MD, PhD

#Multiple #LV #Thrombi
clinical #cardiology #a4c ... #plax #dilated ... #cardiomyopathy
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
pedal edema, and clear ... pericarditis: (A) a dilated ... velocity of 9.5 cm/sec ... Echocardiogram #a4c