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Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia (MAT) on EKG
 • Heart rate > 100 bpm (usually 100-150 bpm)
 •
Heart rate > 100 bpm ... usually 100-150 bpm ... #Tachycardia #diagnosis ... #cardiology #EKG
Aortic Regurgitation - Pathophysiology
 • Early Mild Aortic Regurgitation
 • Chronic Severe Aortic Regurgitation
 • Decompensated
Karan Desai MD, MPH ... Pathophysiology #aorta #cardiology ... #diagnosis
POCUS - Measuring Cardiac Output
1) Calculate LVOT Area
2) Calculate LVOT VTI
3) Calculate Cardiac Output

SV = (LVOT
mL/cycle) x HR (bpm ... #Measurement #cardiology ... #diagnosis
LAD STEMI on with Anterior Hypokinesis POCUS Echocardiogram

What's the diagnosis?? 63 year old with BP of
What's the diagnosis ... year old with BP ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Bradyarrhythmia (<60 bpm)
 • Sinus Bradycardia
 • Sick Sinus Syndrome
 • SA
- Differential Diagnosis ... Bradyarrhythmia (<60 bpm ... Tachyarrhythmias (>100 bpm ... tachyarrhythmias #Cardiology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Criteria for diagnosis of PPCM - Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
1) LV EF <0.45
2) Meets the Framingham criteria for
Criteria for diagnosis ... or initial Echo diagnosis ... identified - BWH ... Cardiomyopathy #Criteria #diagnosis ... #cardiology #obstetrics
Checklist for the Echocardiographic Evaluation of Pulmonary Hypertension
 • Record estimated PASP
 • Evaluate RV size
for causes of PH ... #Hypertension #PH ... Echocardiography #diagnosis ... #cardiology #echocardiogram
Anatomical Differential Diagnosis for Arrhythmias
 • SA node: Sinus bradycardia, Sick Sinus Syndrome (SSS)
 • AV
Anatomical Differential Diagnosis ... ventricular rate > 100 bpm ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #cardiology
Post-TAVR Suicide Left Ventricle
Pre-TAVR: High afterload from aortic stenosis leads to compensatory left ventricular hypertrophy and
Karan Desai MD, MPH ... Left #Ventricle #diagnosis ... pathophysiology #cardiology
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis ... Karan Desai MD, MPH ... Cardiomyopathy #Diagnosis ... #differential #cardiology