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Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
Causes of Palpitations ... STRUCTURAL DISEASE • ACQUIRED ... DISEASE • HEART FAILURE ... PHAEOCHROMOCYTOMA • PULMONARY ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
& Cardiogenic Shock ... - Management Checklist ... function tests if shock ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Management
Papillary muscle rupture on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C

Rare case! 70M recent MI with acute resp failure
Echocardiogram - A4C ... Rare case! ... with acute resp failure ... and pulmonary edema ... #clinical #cardiology
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
 •
Bradycardia • Renal failure ... blocking agent • Shock ... Hyperkalemia Pulmonary ... Dysautonomia • Failure ... #cardiology #BRADI
Left Ventricular Hydatid Cyst on Echocardiogram (A4C)
Illustrative echo-first image showing a large hydatid cyst in the
Echocardiogram (A4C ... Pulmonary embolism ... , anaphylactic shock ... May also cause outflow ... #clinical #cardiology
RV Failure secondary to Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension on Echocardiogram
Pulmonary arterial hypertension resulting in severe RV dilation
RV Failure secondary ... This case illustrates ... OKiamanesh #RV #Failure ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #s4c #pocus
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
New-onset Heart Failure ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... Septic Emboli Cause ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Congestive heart failure ... Cardiomegaly • Heart failure ... Pheochromocytoma • Pulmonary ... congenital or acquired ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Right Sided Failure secondary to Carcinoid Heart Disease on Echocardiogram
Carcinoid heart disease results in characteristic right
Right Sided Failure ... In this case, note ... Carcinoid #clinical #cardiology ... echocardiogram #pocus ... #a4c
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Decompensated Heart Failure ... with presence of pulmonary ... essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... the determined cause ... #cardiology #treatment