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Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
be divided into cardiac ... due to arrhythmias ... carotid sinus syndrome ... (ruling out differential ... further guide management
Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome ... , Cardiac failure ... Cardiogenic ventricular arrythmia ... , syncope ± Recent ... flu-like syndrome
Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies - 
Dermatomyositis (DM), Immune-Mediated Necrotizing Myopathy (IMNM), Antisynthetase Syndrome (ASS), Inclusion Body Myositis
Antisynthetase Syndrome ... Idiopathic #Myopathy #Comparison ... #Managment #algorithm ... #Rheumatology # ... Differential
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
tetany/cramps, syncope ... with tetany or cardiac ... arrhythmis SCVMC ... TLS #diagnosis #management ... #hematology
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
Shock - Differential ... failure, acute MI, arrhythmia ... anaphylaxis, release syndrome ... uw_IMresidency #Shock #Differential ... Diagnosis #table #comparison
Causes of Syncope - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac - Arrhythmia:
 • Tachyarrhythmia
 • Bradyarrhythmia
 • Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm Cardiac ... - Arrhythmia: ... • Sick-Sinus Syndrome ... #Neurology #Differential
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Shock - Differential ... , Myocarditis, Arrhythmia ... Pneumothorax, Cardiac ... Abdominal compartment syndrome ... algorithm #treatment #management
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Palpitations - Differential ... Nonarrhythmic Cardiac ... consciousness • Near-syncope ... , or syncope: Hemodynamically ... Palpitations #Cardiology #Differential
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... neuropathy or cardiac ... disturbances, arrhythmias ... cardiomyopathy) and syncope ... Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis #Management
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Behçet's Syndrome ... thrombosis, VTE) • Cardiac ... Behcet disease) Differential ... #diagnosis #management ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology