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Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Myocarditis Diagnosis ... Cardiovascular MRI ... gallop • Abnormal ECG ... IVIG (Giant cell, eosinophilic ... #Cardiology
Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
Myocarditis - Diagnosis ... and Causes • Clinical ... Paraclinical assessment: EKG ... #Causes #cardiology ... #MRI
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 ... - Necrotizing Eosinophilic ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #summary
Disseminated Cysticercosis - Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the head revealed diffuse hyperintense septated cystic lesions
resonance imaging (MRI ... confirmed the diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Pathology #MRI ... Solium #Microscopy #NEJM
Katayama Fever - Physical examination and diagnostic testing revealed multiple small papules on the trunk (Panel
examination and diagnostic ... (3.0×109 eosinophils ... #Clinical #Radiology ... InfectiousDisease #CXR ... KatayamaFever #Rash #NEJM
X-ray limitations
It’s important to know the limitations of X-rays so we can correctly interpret them in
interpret them in clinical ... POCUS) to CT or MRI ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... ChestXRay #KUB #CXR
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
Approach to ECGs ... angiogram findings Pathologic ... dissection, PE, peri/myocarditis ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
Pericarditis on EKG
Stage 1 - Widespread ST elevation (<5mm) and PR depression; In aVR: ST depression
Pericarditis on EKG ... seen in acute MI ... #ECG #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #clinical
Transposition of Great Arteries (TGA) on Chest XRay
 - Oval Shaped Cardiac Silhouette 
 - Narrow
vasculature - Egg-on-a-string ... GreatArteries #TGA #CXR ... #ChestXRay #Radiology ... #Diagnosis #Clinical
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T Wave Inversion 
Life threatening T wave inversions in precordial leads. Often V2-V3 
Specific
Specific for critical ... anterior wall MI ... Wellens #Sign #EKG ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology