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Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
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Abnormalities - Differential ... pressure >10mmHg: • Cardiac ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... followed by rapid collapse ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 • Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
Causes of Sudden ... Cardiac Arrest ... : Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... Arrest #cardiology #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
Arrhythmias - Differential ... chest discomfort Cardiac ... disease • Cardiomyopathy ... previous MI) Non-Cardiac ... Arrhythmias #Cardiology #Differential
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM) - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis
 1. Wall thickness 215 mm (TTE/CT/MRI) 
 2. Absence
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy ... Diagnosis and Management ... Absence of Secondary Cause ... Prevent Sudden Cardiac ... Prevent Sudden Cardiac
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Diagnosis and Causes ... Echocardiography, Cardiac ... MRI, Cardiac Catheterization ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #differential #
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Warm Extremities
 - Distributive Shock - Low JVP
Shock - Differential ... Arrhythmia • Cardiomyopathy ... Pneumothorax • Cardiac ... #Hypotension #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
“H’s & T’s“ - The reversible causes of Cardiac Arrest 
Hypovolemia, Hypoxia/Hypoxemia, Hydrogen Ion Excess (Acidosis),
The reversible causes ... of Cardiac Arrest ... Hypothermia Tamponade (Cardiac ... #HsTs #acls #differential ... diagnosis #arrest #management
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Dyspnea - Differential ... • Effusion • Cardiac ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... #Dyspnea #SOB #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm Cardiac ... • Ischemia • Cardiomyopathy ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Hypotension / Shock Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic:
 • Poor oral intake
 • Hemorrhage
 • Renal loss
 •
Hypotension / Shock Differential ... Cardiogenic: • Cardiomyopathy ... Obstructive: • Cardiac ... #Hypotension #Differential ... Algorithm #shock #causes