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Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
Palpitations • ARRHYTHMiA ... • SINUS ARRYTHMIA ... SYPATHOMIMETICS • CARDIAC ... Palpitations #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
Arrhythmias - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... dizziness, syncope, chest ... tissue (previous MI ... #Cardiology #Differential
Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
coronary syndrome, Cardiac ... Cardiogenic ventricular arrythmia ... Troponin Increases, Cardiac ... #Myocarditis #differential ... #cardiology #MRI
Causes of acute heart failure
 - Acute pressure overload (increased afterload, mechanical flow obstruction) 
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impairment - Cardiac ... arrhythmias ... Heart #Failure #Differential ... #Causes #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Inherited Arrhythmia Syndromes
Entity - Prevalence / Incidence - Diagnosis - Arrhythmic Presentation - Management
 • Long
/ Incidence - Diagnosis ... • Progressive Cardiac ... Syndromes #clinical #cardiology ... #diagnosis #management ... #table
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... • They must be able ... with ventricular arrythmias ... ($$$), PET CT/MRI ... Stress #Testing #cardiology
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
Shock - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... failure, acute MI ... , arrhythmia • ... #Diagnosis #table
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
Gouty Arthritis) - MSK ... Radiology Imaging ... Differential diagnosis ... #clinical #Radiology ... #diagnosis #msk
Complications Following Myocardial Infarction
Heart Failure - Ineffcient pumping of the heart.  Can be acute or
rupture, Leading to cardiac ... Arrhythmias - ... Aneurysm Recurrent MI ... Myocardial #Infarction #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Myocarditis Diagnosis ... Cardiovascular MRI ... intolerance • Chest ... shock, sudden cardiac ... #Management #Cardiology