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Causes of Drug-Induced Cardiomyopathies

#DrugInduced #Medications #Cardiomyopathy #Cardiomyopathies #Differential #Causes #Cardiology #Pharmacology
Causes of Drug-Induced ... Cardiomyopathies #DrugInduced ... Cardiomyopathies #Differential ... #Causes #Cardiology ... #Pharmacology
Drugs for Heart Failure

#medications #chf #pathophysiology #cardiology #pharmacology
Drugs for Heart ... medications #chf #pathophysiology ... #cardiology #pharmacology
Drug-Induced Edema
Drug-induced edema is caused by many drugs & can coincide with or worsen pre-existing peripheral
Drug-Induced Edema ... Kat_Watson #DrugInduced ... Medication #Causes #Differential ... #Pharmacology # ... Pathophysiology
Mechanisms of Drug-Induced Hyperkalemia 
 • Direct renin inhibitor (Aliskiren)
 • Renin release inhibition (NSAIDs, Beta-Blockers)
Mechanisms of Drug-Induced ... #hyperkalemia #differential ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #pharmacology # ... #medications #druginduced
Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
SYPATHOMIMETICS • CARDIAC ... DRUGS • ILLICIT ... DRUGS • ALCOHOL ... Palpitations #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
Arrhythmias - Differential ... chest discomfort Cardiac ... Pheochromocytoma - Drugs ... #Arrhythmias #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Drugs affecting the cardiac action potential. The sharp rise in voltage ("0") corresponds to the influx
Drugs affecting ... the cardiac action ... #Pathophys #Pharmacology ... #Cardiology #Antiarrhythmics
Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 • Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
Causes of Sudden Cardiac ... long QT syndrome: Drugs ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Cardiac ... #Arrest #cardiology ... #differential #
Medications Used in Congestive Heart Failure

In CHF, the heart is failing as a pump; cardiac output
failing as a pump; cardiac ... designed to increase cardiac ... failure is chronic Drug ... #Pharmacology #CHF ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Causes of Atrial Fibrillation

Heart disease 
 - Aging heart 
 - Cardiomyopathies 
 - Congestive heart
Abnormalities in cardiac ... Obesity - Alcohol, drugs ... Fibrillation #AFib #Cardiology ... #Pathophysiology