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Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
Causes of Palpitations ... HEART FAILURE • CARDIOMYOPATHY ... PHAEOCHROMOCYTOMA • PULMONARY ... #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
Arrhythmias - Differential ... May present as: palpitations ... disease • Cardiomyopathy ... #Arrhythmias #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Etiologies of dilated cardiomyopathy. HF, heart failure; HFrEF, heart failure with reduced ejection fraction; HIV, human
Etiologies of dilated cardiomyopathy ... ejection fraction; HIV ... #differential # ... diagnosis #cardiology ... #causes
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
Systolic Murmurs - Differential ... Heart Disease Pulmonary ... • Pulmonary Hypertension ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Non-lschemic Causes of Cardiogenic Shock:

Beta-Blockers, Calcium Channel Blockers, Digoxin 

Myocarditis 

Cardiomyopathies (sarcoidosis, amyloidosis, Takatsubo, 
hemochromatosis) 

Valvular
Non-lschemic Causes ... Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy ... Tamponade, pulmonary ... Cardiogenic #Shock #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Palpitations - Differential ... : • Cardiomyopathy ... • Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... Pheochromocytoma • Pulmonary ... #Cardiology #Differential
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Heart Failure - Differential ... Algorithm Cardiac Causes ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
you think of the causes ... fibrosis as in UIP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... Consolidation #Differential
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
heart disease Causes ... the heartbeat • Palpitations ... may not occur Differential ... PVC #diagnosis #differential ... #cardiology
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
appearances of pulmonary ... diseases in HIV ... complex • Nodular/Masses ... #diseases #differential ... diagnosis #chestCT #radiology