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Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
PARKINSON WHITE SYNDROME ... DRUG WITHDRAWAL SYSTEMIC ... • HYPOXIA PSYCHIATRIC ... • ANXIETY DISORDER ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
rendering the immune system ... cells can indicate disease ... ’s CLL Scoring system ... lymphoproliferative disorders ... • Richter’s Syndrome
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Hyper-eosinophilc Syndrome ... Cardiomyopathy, Systemic ... Sarcomeric Protein Disorders ... #differential #cardiology ... #algorithm
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
Immunodeficiency disorder ... Granulomatous lymphocytic ... hemolytic anemia) • Systemic ... : • Nephrotic syndrome ... (Epstein-Barr syndrome
Causes of Myocarditis 
1. Infectious Myocarditis
 • Bacterial - Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Pneumococcus, Meningococcus, Gonococcus, Salmonella, Corynebacterium
Infection-negative lymphocytic ... immune-oriented disorders ... : Systemic lupus ... Churg-Strauss syndrome ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
(sick sinus syndrome ... Anticholinergics Systemic ... Hyperthyroidism • Anemia Psychiatric ... : • Panic disorder ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)

High mortality without prompt recognition and management. HLH is a critical diagnostic consideration in
of the immune system ... ▪ Autoimmune diseases ... Diagnostic Criteria ... of 8 HLH-2004 criteria ... malignancy, autoimmune disorder