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Wide Complex Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Irregular
 • Polymorphic VT
    - Torsades
Tachycardia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Torsades - ACS ... Aberrancy - Hyperkalemia ... #WCT #cardiology
Suspected ACS - OMI vs STEMI - Differential Algorithm

The name STEMI cognitively inspires EPs to fail
Suspected ACS - ... OMI vs STEMI - Differential ... Algorithm The ... segment is the only ECG ... #Algorithm #cardiology
Compelling and Possible Contraindications to Antihypertensive Drugs
Diuretics (thiazides)
 - Gout
 - Metabolic syndrome, Glucose intolerance, Pregnancy,
receptor antagonists (MRA ... ) - Hyperkalemia ... ARB, diabetes) ACE ... Pgp-dependent drugs (e.g ... contraindications #table
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... Descents, Rales,+S4, MR ... Echocardiography, Cardiac MRI ... Diagnosis #Causes #differential ... #cardiology #algorithm
Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
Hyporeflexia: • Hypercalcemia ... polyneuropathy (e.g ... injury, Early ALS ... Testing #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #table
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
Diagnosis Algorithm ... May present as ... disease • Cardiomyopathy ... tissue (previous MI ... #Arrhythmias #Cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy ... Differential Diagnosis ... ancestry, LGE on MRI ... during Delivery • Stable ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Yamaguchi cardiomyopathy on Electrocardiogram (EKG)
That time when a doctor tells you that you're "having a heart
Yamaguchi cardiomyopathy ... Electrocardiogram (EKG ... ECG has been stable ... Cardiac MR shows ... hypertrophic #clinical #cardiology
Malignant Adrenal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Suggestive of Malignancy: Inhomogenous Density, Delay in CT Contrast Washout
Adrenal Mass - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... on TI Weighted MRI ... Hypertension +/- Hypokalemia ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
Hypomagnesemia • Hypokalemia ... 300 = NSVT EKG ... may not occur Differential ... PVC #diagnosis #differential ... #cardiology