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Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Myocarditis Diagnosis ... Endomyocardial biopsy ... tachycardia • S3, S4 ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Cardiology
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Low voltage Treatment ... agent, steroids, AC ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #summary ... #biopsy
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
erythema nodosum (septal ... Pericarditis, myocarditis ... (Clinical Dx). ... Arthritis, AS Treatment ... #diagnosis #management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
fragment • Other: Myocarditis ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... Serial TTE and close ... #management #cardiology ... #treatment
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
fatigue, altered mental ... & Dry) is the treatment ... acute coronary syndrome ... #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
salivary gland) biopsy ... salivary gland) biopsy ... salivary ducts Clinical ... Adenocarcinoma Treatment ... #Management