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Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
Causes of Palpitations ... • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION ... • ATRIAL TACHYCARDIA ... HEART FAILURE • CARDIOMYOPATHY ... #Differential #
Anatomical Differential Diagnosis for Arrhythmias
 • SA node: Sinus bradycardia, Sick Sinus Syndrome (SSS)
 • AV
Anatomical Differential ... Fibrillation (AF ... ), Ventricular Fibrillation ... #Anatomical #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Non-lschemic Causes of Cardiogenic Shock:

Beta-Blockers, Calcium Channel Blockers, Digoxin 

Myocarditis 

Cardiomyopathies (sarcoidosis, amyloidosis, Takatsubo, 
hemochromatosis) 

Valvular
Non-lschemic Causes ... Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy ... Supraventricular/Atrial ... Ventricular Fibrillation ... Cardiogenic #Shock #Differential
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Palpitations - Differential ... : • Atrial fibrillation ... : • Cardiomyopathy ... • Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... Palpitations #Cardiology #Differential
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Dyspnea - Differential ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... Coronary Syndrome* Arrhythmia ... • Atrial Fibrillation
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
• Inherited arrhythmia ... capture of the atria ... may not occur Differential ... • Sinus arrhythmia ... • Atrial fibrillation
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Atrial Fibrillation ... Common Sustained Arrhythmia ... Irregular wide-complex tachycardia ... Fibrillation - ... AFib #diagnosis #management
Causes of Syncope - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac - Arrhythmia:
 • Tachyarrhythmia
 • Bradyarrhythmia
 • Supraventricular Tachycardia
Causes of Syncope ... - Differential ... Algorithm Cardiac - Arrhythmia ... Supraventricular Tachycardia ... Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy
Hyperthyroidism Overview

Clinical Manifestation of Hyperthyroidism:
 • Fatigue
 • Weight loss
 • Heat intolerance
 • Depression, nervousness
Cardiac arrhythmia ... Ophthalmoplegia • Atrial ... fibrillation/flutter ... hyperthyroidism #causes ... #diagnosis #differential
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
overwhelmed, symptomatic tachycardia ... thyrotoxicosis • Arrhythmic ... types #diagnosis #management ... #criticalcare # ... differential