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Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Presentation: - Fever ... HF, Cardiogenic shock ... block, Aberrancy, VT ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #summary
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
- Differential Diagnosis ... Palpitations Diagnosis ... Pericarditis or myocarditis ... or other vagal maneuvers ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Causes of Myocarditis 
1. Infectious Myocarditis
 • Bacterial - Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Pneumococcus, Meningococcus, Gonococcus, Salmonella, Corynebacterium
Causes of Myocarditis ... more commonly cause ... Radiation, Electric Shock ... #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
- Decreased SVR ... Heart Failure, Severe ... Valve Dz, Myocarditis ... Classification #diagnosis ... #differential #causes
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
- Decreased SVR ... Heart Failure, Severe ... Valve Dz, Myocarditis ... Classification #diagnosis ... #differential #causes
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
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- Differential Diagnosis ... blocking agent • Shock ... infarction • Myocarditis ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... fragment • Other: Myocarditis ... Pts: cardiogenic shock ... and severe arrhythmias ... #management #cardiology