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Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 • Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
Causes of Sudden ... heart disease: CAD ... , Familial dilated ... cardiomyopathy, ... Cardiac #Arrest #cardiology
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
already maximally dilated ... patients with CAD ... with already dilated ... echocardiogram #management ... criticalcare #foamed #treatment
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
already maximally dilated ... treat the primary cause ... patients with CAD ... with already dilated ... #diagnosis #management
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Diagnosis and Management ... • Most common cause ... Diagnosis: • CBC ... • Delayed response ... #management #treatment
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy ... exclude other causes ... ., familial or dilated ... Management during ... #cardiology #treatment
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
malignant, pediatric cases ... erythropoietin • Cardiomyopathy ... → cardiomyopathy ... ) are directly related ... #treatment
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
• Common Causes ... pain, diarrhea related ... to IBD, celiac ... Check for IF ab Treatment ... Deficiency #diagnosis #management
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Diagnosis and Management ... infectious disease caused ... Determinate forms: 1) Cardiomyopathy ... Biventricular dilated ... cardiomyopathy
Essential Thrombocythemia (ET)
ET is a chronic myeloproliferative neoplasm. Most cases are related to mutations that affect
Most cases are related ... Diagnosis: On the CBC ... PV, MDS, CML) Treatment ... • Treatment is ... hematology #diagnosis #management
Celiac disease is an immune-mediated, multisystem disorder that affects genetically susceptible individuals who are exposed to
CD can be associated ... and idiopathic dilated ... cardiomyopathy. ... performed in select cases ... is the primary treatment