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Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
Causes of Palpitations ... PARKINSON WHITE SYNDROME ... • METABOLIC DISORDER ... #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Congenital Heart Disorders - Classification and Differential Algorithm

- Amy Chung, MD, MSc @AmyChung 

#Congenital #Heart #Disorders
Congenital Heart Disorders ... Classification and Differential ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... #Algorithm #Diagnosis ... Peds #Pediatrics #Cardiology
High Output Heart Failure - Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
Obesity - Systemic Vasodilation, Vasoactive Adipokines
Arteriovenous Fistula -
Diagnosis Obesity ... Arteriovenous Fistula ... Acquired (e.g., iHD ... Myeloproliferative Disorders ... #Diagnosis #cardiology
Causes of Wide Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis
Physiologic:
 • Advanced age-arteriosclerosis (less compliant arteries)
 • Well
Pulse Pressure - Differential ... Diagnosis Physiologic ... Arteriovenous fistula ... #Diagnosis #causes ... #cardiology
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
Arrhythmias - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... May present as: palpitations ... Generalized Anxiety Disorder ... #Arrhythmias #Cardiology
Etiologies of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
 - Genetic 
 - Storage diseases 
 - Neuromuscular and mitochondrial disorders
mitochondrial disorders ... - Malformation syndromes ... cardiomyopathy #differential ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 • Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
Drugs, Electrolyte disorders ... • WPW syndrome ... Cardiac #Arrest #cardiology ... #differential # ... diagnosis #causes
Relative Risk of Various Predisoosing Conditions for Infective Endocarditis 
High Risk:
 - Prosthetic valves 
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Arteriovenous fistula ... endocarditis - Marfan syndrome ... #RiskFactors #Cardiology ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Palpitations - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Palpitations Diagnosis ... Psychiatric: • Panic disorder ... #Cardiology #Differential
Vertebral Body Abnormalities

A sheet of common (and uncommon) vertebral body findings, because a completely “normal” spine
Morquio Syndrome ... Abnormalities #Radiology ... #MSK #Pathology ... Anomalies #Spine #Diagnosis ... Vertebrae #diseases #differential