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Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
ARRYTHMIA • ATRIAL ... HEART FAILURE • CARDIOMYOPATHY ... SYPATHOMIMETICS • CARDIAC ... Palpitations #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
VFib Arrest on POCUS Echocardiogram

67yo male arrives unresponsive and pulseless after 20min continuous prehospital CPR. 

#VFib
VFib Arrest on POCUS ... continuous prehospital CPR ... #VFib #Arrest #Cardiac ... Echocardiogram #Clinical ... #PLAX #Cardiology
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
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Abnormalities - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... pressure >10mmHg: • Cardiac ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... Abnormalities #Disorders #Cardiology
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
- Diagnosis and ... Causes Clinical ... Echocardiography, Cardiac ... #differential # ... cardiology #algorithm
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Palpitations - Differential ... Causes: • Cardiomyopathy ... /Afib/WPW) • Loss ... #Palpitations #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Angiography or Cardiac ... risk factors: cardiomyopathy ... Artery #Embolism #diagnosis ... #differential # ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Heart Failure - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Cardiac Causes ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
manifestation of cardiac ... capture of the atria ... Diagnosis: • PAC ... #differential # ... cardiology
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal long axis (PLAX)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
thickening and biatrial ... appearance of heart on CXR ... #POCUS #clinical ... Echocardiogram #Cardiology ... #PLAX
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal short axis (PSAX)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
thickening and biatrial ... appearance of heart on CXR ... #Amyloidosis #Cardiac ... #POCUS #clinical ... Echocardiogram #Cardiology