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Systolic Anterior Motion (SAM) of the Mitral Valve (MV)

Systolic anterior motion (SAM) describes the dynamic movement
Systolic Anterior ... anterior motion ... Differential diagnosis ... #Anterior #Motion ... MitralValve #MV #Cardiology
Causes of Hypotonic Infant (Floppy Newborn) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Central Nervous System - Decreased LOC, Axial
Infant (Floppy Newborn ... ) - Differential ... • Congenital Myotonic ... Infant #Floppy #Newborn ... #Differential #
Schematic examples of the cause of acute mitral regurgitation. 
LV, left ventricle; PM, papillary mucle; SAM,
papillary mucle; SAM, systolic ... anterior motion ... Causes #Acute #Differential ... #Cardiology
LVOTO due to SAM on POCUS Echocardiogram

Septic patient after IV fluids and initiation of Levophed. Worsening
Management? ... RJonesSonoEM #Systolic ... #Anterior #Motion ... Echocardiogram #ultrasound #Cardiology
Mechanical Complications in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Acute LV/RV Dysfunction:
 • Regional wall motion, systolic and diastolic function,
Regional wall motion, systolic ... • Typically anterior ... anteroapical (anterior ... Infarction #acuteMI #cardiology ... #differential #
Right heart dysfunction and failure in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: mechanisms and management 
Source:
mechanisms and management ... area change; IVC, inferior ... annular plane systolic ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
life-threatening Differential ... Kearns-Sayre syndrome - Myotonic ... Gravis #diagnosis #management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... LV thrombus, RV systolic ... Management during ... Management during ... #cardiology #treatment
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
form of acute systolic ... , selenium) Differential ... the absence of systolic ... recognition and management ... Cardiomyopathy #Cardiology