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Non-lschemic Causes of Cardiogenic Shock:

Beta-Blockers, Calcium Channel Blockers, Digoxin 

Myocarditis 

Cardiomyopathies (sarcoidosis, amyloidosis, Takatsubo, 
hemochromatosis) 

Valvular
Non-lschemic Causes ... of Cardiogenic ... Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy ... #Cardiogenic #Shock ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
Causes of Palpitations ... STRUCTURAL DISEASE • ACQUIRED ... HEART FAILURE • CARDIOMYOPATHY ... #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Shock - Management ... function tests if shock ... antiarrhythmics - Ischemic cardiomyopathy ... #CHF #Shock #Cardiogenic ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
• Bradycardia caused ... : • Cardiomyopathy ... • Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... congenital or acquired ... #Cardiology #Differential
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... May have typical HF ... Minority of Pts: cardiogenic ... shock and severe ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
is essentially Cardiogenic ... Shock. ... the determined cause ... algorithm #management #cardiology ... #heartfailure #chf
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
escalate to: ⚠️ Cardiogenic ... shock ⚠️ Arrhythmias ... (PPCM) is caused ... Rule out other causes ... #Cardiology #OBGyn