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Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
- Diagnosis and ... JVP, Prominent X and ... and TR Murmurs ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #differential #
Etiologies of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
 - Genetic 
 - Storage diseases 
 - Neuromuscular and mitochondrial disorders
Neuromuscular and ... - Malformation syndromes ... #differential # ... diagnosis #cardiology ... #causes
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
Causes: • Hypertension ... associated P-wave, and ... more intensive treatment ... and monitoring. ... cardiology
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
and Functional ... involve MV base and ... malcoaptation and ... Primary #Functional #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
+ MRI lesions + ... lesions, LAD, and ... cryptococcus, and ... Multiple Sclerosis and ... #diagnosis #causes
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
the Brain, Eye, and ... several common and ... and treatment can ... neuropathy (LHON) plus MRI ... noninflammatory #differential
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
organ dysfunction and ... Treatment depends ... especially infants and ... e.g. haloperidol and ... #Hyperthermia #Differential
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Summary Acute AIDP ... walking to nearly complete ... Starts in legs and ... axonal form • MRI ... - Thickening and
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
and Treatment ... hyponatremia is a complex ... demyelination syndrome ... vaptans (HF/liver disease ... #Diagnosis #Treatment
Hydroxyapatite Deposition Disease (HADD) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Ovoid hypointense structures along the bursal surface
muscle fibers and ... generally round/ovoid and ... • Treatment for ... needled, lavaged, and ... Differential diagnosis