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Gadolinium Enhancement Patterns in Ischemic and Non-Ischemic Cardiomyopathies
Ischemic:
 • Subendocardial Infarct
 • Transmural Infarct
Non-Ischemic:
 • Mid-wall
heart disease, pulmonary ... Hyper-Enhancement: Amyloidosis ... sclerosis, post-cardiac ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #radiology
Non-lschemic Causes of Cardiogenic Shock:

Beta-Blockers, Calcium Channel Blockers, Digoxin 

Myocarditis 

Cardiomyopathies (sarcoidosis, amyloidosis, Takatsubo, 
hemochromatosis) 

Valvular
(sarcoidosis, amyloidosis ... Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy ... Supraventricular/Atrial ... Tamponade, pulmonary ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal short axis (PSAX)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Echocardiogram ... Parasternal short axis (PSAX ... thickening and biatrial ... #Cardiac #POCUS ... #Cardiology #PSAX
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Parasternal long axis (PLAX)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Echocardiogram ... thickening and biatrial ... with cardiac involvement ... #Cardiac #POCUS ... #Cardiology #PLAX
Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
HEART FAILURE • CARDIOMYOPATHY ... SYPATHOMIMETICS • CARDIAC ... PHAEOCHROMOCYTOMA • PULMONARY ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
in AA and AL Cardiac ... & restrictive cardiomyopathy ... Amyloid typing Cardiac ... Testing: • EKG • Echocardiogram ... disproportionate atrial
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Cardiac ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... Arterial Hypertension ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Dilated Cardiomyopathy on POCUS Echocardiogram

40yo otherwise healthy M presents with 1 wk SOB. His pmd diagnosed
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... His pmd diagnosed ... to associated pulmonary ... #Cardiology #clinical ... #PSAX
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Hyperkalemia Pulmonary ... Bradycardia Cardiac ... : Sarcoidosis, Amyloidosis ... • His-Purkinje Fiber
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
- Differential Diagnosis ... Causes: • Cardiomyopathy ... • Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... Pheochromocytoma • Pulmonary ... #Palpitations #Cardiology