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Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
Causes of Palpitations ... HEART FAILURE • CARDIOMYOPATHY ... Nrtaylor101 #Palpitations ... #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Causes of Drug-Induced Cardiomyopathies

#DrugInduced #Medications #Cardiomyopathy #Cardiomyopathies #Differential #Causes #Cardiology #Pharmacology
Causes of Drug-Induced ... #Medications #Cardiomyopathy ... Cardiomyopathies #Differential ... #Causes #Cardiology ... #Pharmacology
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
May present as: palpitations ... disease • Cardiomyopathy ... tissue (previous MI ... Pheochromocytoma - Drugs ... #Arrhythmias #Cardiology
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Descents, Rales,+S4, MR ... Echocardiography, Cardiac MRI ... Idiopathic (i.e., Drug-Related ... Diagnosis #Causes #differential ... #cardiology #algorithm
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Palpitations - Differential ... Cardiac Causes: • Cardiomyopathy ... • Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... • Serotonergic drugs ... #Cardiology #Differential
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
the heartbeat • Palpitations ... 300 = NSVT EKG ... may not occur Differential ... PVC #diagnosis #differential ... #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy ... Differential Diagnosis ... ancestry, LGE on MRI ... ARB/ACE-I/ARNI/MRA ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Segment Elevation - Differential ... depression Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy ... Sodium-channel blocking drugs ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
ECG is vital while ... #diagnosis #differential ... algorithm #management #cardiology ... #criticalcare #icu ... #clinical #pharmacology