6 results
Causes of Bleeding / Bruising - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Thrombocytopenia - Quantitative Defect
 • Decreased Production
 •
Causes of Bleeding ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Destruction • Abnormal ... Sequestration Disordered ... ASA) • Renal Disease
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
 •
Takayasu disease • Normal ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... Abnormalities #Disorders ... #Cardiology #Differential ... #causes
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... pregnancy, maternal age ... sx overlap with normal ... Period • Breast-feeding ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
Summary Group of disorders ... & restrictive cardiomyopathy ... failure • GI bleeding ... hypoadrenalism • Nausea ... • Restrictive cardiomyopathy
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
• Hypertensive disorders ... Advanced maternal age ... Presentation: • Mimics normal ... (PPCM) is caused ... #Cardiology #OBGyn
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
malignant, pediatric cases ... at autopsy • Age ... hypertension; some normal ... leukocytosis, psychiatric disorders ... → cardiomyopathy