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Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
Epidemiology: • Rest ... • Vascular smooth ... perform provocative tests ... Prinzmetal #Angina #cardiology ... #diagnosis #management
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
diplopia) • Vascular ... Positive pathergy test ... is a skin prick test ... Behcet disease) Differential ... #diagnosis #management
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
Diagnosis- Compatible syndrome ... lesions, LAD, and ... Neuro Behcets Vascular ... Lesions #Brain #differential ... diagnosis #causes #radiology
Acute Atrial Fibrillation - Initial Options for Rate Control
Diltiazem IV
 •  Rapid onset and rapidly
• Rapid onset and ... • Rapid onset and ... when patient at rest ... Rate #Control #pharmacology ... #management #cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Failure • Dyspnea Vascular ... insult due to vascular ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Pulse Pressure - Differential ... Pathologic Causes: • Valvular ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... Pulse #Pressure #Differential ... Pathophysiology #causes #cardiology
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
prolapse (Marfan syndrome ... , Ehler-Danlos syndrome ... disease: Collagen vascular ... Primary #Functional #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
ascites, cool and ... 0.25), murmur of valvular ... endomyocardial biopsy Pharmacology ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #pharmacology
Quincke's Pulse in a patient with a normal echocardiogram (non-valvular)

A 70 y/o man presents with new
echocardiogram (non-valvular ... is identified (video ... systolic function, no valvular ... highest on my differential ... Fingernails #Nailbed #Cardiology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Differential Diagnosis ... involves aortic and ... Cholesterol emboli syndrome ... #Endocarditis #Differential ... #Diagnosis #cardiology