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Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Diagnosis and Causes ... Clinical: Dyspnea ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #differential #cardiology ... #algorithm
Kussmaul's Sign on Physical Exam

What’s the diagnosis?
Severe biventeicular failure with + Kussmaul sign! NICM. No constriction!

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constriction, restrictive cardiomyopathy ... and other rarer causes ... #physicalexam #clinical ... #video #jvp #cardiology
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Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
Algorithm that ... Ask about: - Changes ... physical activity - Nausea ... EKG findings - Age ... #cardiology #Angina
Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive Pericarditis 

A 50-year-old woman with a remote history of mediastinal lymphoma (age
mediastinal lymphoma (age ... evaluate her JVP (video ... Causes = RV failure ... #Clinical #Neck ... Pericarditis #Cardiology
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Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... pregnancy, maternal age ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... support for patients clinically ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
Advanced maternal age ... Cesarean delivery Clinical ... Key Point: High clinical ... (PPCM) is caused ... #Cardiology #OBGyn
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
specific questions to ask ... Age 4. ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Change in clinical ... one post op Cardiology
Nonossifying Fibroma with Pathologic Fracture - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Cortically based, geographic, lucent lesion with
Pathologic Fracture - MSK ... Radiology Imaging ... #mri #clinical ... #Radiology #diagnosis ... #msk
Pitting Edema on Physical Exam
Pitting edema is often diagnosed with a physical exam. The doctor may
the underlying cause ... medical history and ask ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #ankle # ... cardiology
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