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Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
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Pulse Abnormalities ... - Differential ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... Pulsus tardus (delayed ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Deep T Wave Inversions - Differential
Normal variants 
  A. Juvenile T wave pattern
Wave Inversions - Differential ... apical ballooning) cardiomyopathy ... intracranial bleeds) and related ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification
Reflex Syncope 
 - Vasovagal syncope
   • Prolonged standing
Shock - Differential ... Diagnosis by Classification ... • Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... #Syncope #Differential ... #Table #Causes
WOBBLER  for ECG assessment in Syncope 
W - Wolff Parkinson White 
O - Obstructed AV
important and rare abnormalities ... syncope, can be caused ... characteristically cause ... , particularly delayed ... Mnemonic #Syncope #EKG
Causes of Primary Amenorrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No onset of menarche by age 16 with secondary
Causes of Primary ... Amenorrhea - Differential ... Iatrogenic) Receptor Abnormalities ... Constitutional delay ... Primary #Amenorrhea #Differential
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy ... exclude other causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... • Pre-existing cardiomyopathy ... or dilated) •
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
LVH, low-voltage EKG ... & restrictive cardiomyopathy ... • Restrictive cardiomyopathy ... • Conduction abnormalities ... Cardiac Testing: • EKG
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Causes of ST Segment ... Elevation - Differential ... depression Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy ... Repolarization Abnormalities ... voltage Other Causes
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
malignant, pediatric cases ... → cardiomyopathy ... diagnostic procedures (eg ... • Abnormalities ... ) are directly related
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
symptoms resulting in delayed ... avoid diagnostic delays ... (PPCM) is caused ... , selenium) Differential ... Rule out other causes