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Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy on POCUS

78 year old woman - Acute delirium but complaining of chest pain 
ECG:
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy ... of chest pain ECG ... chest leads Cardiac ... Ultrasound #Clinical #Echocardiogram ... #Cardiology
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... pressure >10mmHg: • Cardiac ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... Abnormalities #Disorders #Cardiology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Yamaguchi cardiomyopathy on Echocardiogram (A4C)

ECG has been stable for years, she only feels unwell when in
Yamaguchi cardiomyopathy ... on Echocardiogram ... (A4C) ECG has ... Cardiac MR shows ... hypertrophic #clinical #cardiology
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Cardiac Causes ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... Primary Pulmonary Arterial ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
manifestation of cardiac ... artery disease • Cardiomyopathy ... capture of the atria ... arrhythmia • Atrial ... #differential #cardiology
DETROIT CARDIOGENIC SHOCK INITIATIVE ALGORITHM

INCLUSION CRITERIA
Acute Myocardial Infarction
 Ischemic Symptoms
 EKG and/or biomarker evidence of AMI
SHOCK INITIATIVE ALGORITHM ... Ischemic Symptoms  EKG ... Obtain femoral arterial ... Fick calculated cardiac ... Initiative #Management #Cardiology
Septal Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM)

52yo worsening exertional sx and murmur. EKG nonspecific, Serial trops (-) 
EM resident
Septal Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy ... EKG nonspecific, ... Serial trops (- ... HCM #clinical #echocardiogram ... #plax #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... Serial TTE and close ... follow-up with Cardio-OB ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
exam • 12-lead ECG ... Nonarrhythmic Cardiac ... Causes: • Cardiomyopathy ... • Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Ventricular tachycardia (V-tach or VT) is a type of regular and fast heart rate that arises
result in problems, longer ... may result in cardiac ... #Clinical #MedStudent ... #Cardiology #EKG