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Congestive Heart Failure - Causes, Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
 • Dilated Cardiomyopathy 
 • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Failure - Causes, Pathophysiology ... and Differential ... HeartFailure #Causes #Pathophysiology ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #cardiology
Fig. 1 Pathophysiology of septic myocardial dysfunction. IL interleukin, iNOS induced nitric oxide synthase, PMN polymorphonuclear
Fig. 1 Pathophysiology ... polymorphonuclear cell, TNF tumor ... necrosis factor #Pathophysiology ... #Cardiology #Septic ... #Cardiomyopathy
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM) - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis
 1. Wall thickness 215 mm (TTE/CT/MRI) 
 2. Absence
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy ... Prevention - Prevent Symptoms ... Prevent Sudden Cardiac ... Prevent Sudden Cardiac ... Diagnosis #Management #Cardiology
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms ... Echocardiography, Cardiac ... MRI, Cardiac Catheterization ... Diagnosis #Causes #differential ... #cardiology #algorithm
Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 • Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
Causes of Sudden Cardiac ... : Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... Familial dilated cardiomyopathy ... #Arrest #cardiology ... #differential #
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
Arrhythmias - Differential ... chest discomfort Cardiac ... disease • Cardiomyopathy ... #Arrhythmias #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Cardiomyopathies 

Manifestations of cardiomyopathy (CM) range from microscopic alterations in cardiac myocytes to fulminant Heart Failure
Manifestations of cardiomyopathy ... alterations in cardiac ... accumulation, & cardiac ... Cardiomyopathies #cardiology ... #diagnosis #differential
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
 •
Abnormalities - Differential ... pressure >10mmHg: • Cardiac ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... Abnormalities #Disorders #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
HEART FAILURE • CARDIOMYOPATHY ... SYPATHOMIMETICS • CARDIAC ... Palpitations #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Heart Failure - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm Cardiac ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Differential #