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Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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performed) • Clinical ... Cardiovascular MRI Clinical ... gallop • Abnormal ECG ... IVIG (Giant cell, eosinophilic ... Diagnosis #Management #Cardiology
ANCA-Associated Vasculitis
There are many definitions, but most come down to the presence of granulomas (pathologically or
pathologically or clinically ... ) and asthma/eosinophils ... inflammation: • Microscopic ... No Asthma and Eosinophilia ... ANCA #Vasculitis #differential
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Build clinical suspicion ... Clinical Presentation ... Pericarditis, Tamponade EKG ... - Necrotizing Eosinophilic ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
Myocarditis - Diagnosis ... and Causes • Clinical ... Paraclinical assessment: EKG ... #differential # ... Diagnosis #Causes #cardiology
Small Vessel Vasculitides
 • Granulomatosis with polyangiitis - Granulomatous manifestations (e.g., nasal crusting, destructive sinusitis, pulmonary
manifestations (e.g ... retroorbital mass) • Microscopic ... lung disease • Eosinophilic ... polyangiitis - Asthma. eosinophilia ... Vasculitides #vasculitis #differential
Inverted P Waves:
(A) Ectopic atrial rhythm
(B) Junctional rhythm 

#Inverted #PWaves #cardiology #diagnosis #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram #differential
Inverted #PWaves #cardiology ... #diagnosis #ekg ... #ecg #electrocardiogram ... #differential # ... clinical
Eosinophilic angiocentric fibrosis: IgG4-related disease of the upper aerodigestive tract. Distinctive concentric (onion-skin) perivascular fibrosis and
Eosinophilic angiocentric ... with prominent eosinophils ... LisaRooperMD #Eosinophilic ... angiocentric #fibrosis #Pathology ... #Clinical #Microscopy
Osborn (J Wave)

Etiology 
• Hypothermia (below 320C / SOOF) 
• Normal variant 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Neurological
fibrillation Clinical ... JWave #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Cardiology #EKG ... #ECG #Hypothermia
Common Fungal Pathology 
 • Candida - Small yeast intermingled with pseudohyphae
 • Aspergillosis - Septate
Common Fungal Pathology ... bodies (star-like) eosinophilic ... ucsdim #Fungal #Pathology ... #clinical #microscopy
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
= Biomarkers + ECG ... angiogram findings Pathologic ... dissection, PE, peri/myocarditis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology ... Interpretation #differential