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Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy on POCUS

78 year old woman - Acute delirium but complaining of chest pain 
ECG:
on POCUS 78 year ... chest leads Cardiac ... MRI: https://www.grepmed.com ... #POCUS #Ultrasound ... Echocardiogram #Cardiology
Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
coronary syndrome, Cardiac ... Troponin Increases, Cardiac ... US: LV hypokinesia ... #Myocarditis #differential ... #cardiology #MRI
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Diagnosis and Causes ... Echocardiography, Cardiac ... MRI, Cardiac Catheterization ... #differential # ... cardiology #algorithm
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
Arrhythmias - Differential ... disease • Cardiomyopathy ... tissue (previous MI ... ) Non-Cardiac Causes ... #Arrhythmias #Cardiology
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Direct: Clot (LV ... - Most Common Cause ... risk factors: cardiomyopathy ... Embolism #diagnosis #differential ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... ancestry, LGE on MRI ... May have typical HF ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Heart Failure - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm Cardiac ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
manifestation of cardiac ... Hypertension, LV ... may not occur Differential ... PVC #diagnosis #differential ... #cardiology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
may benefit from LV ... the determined cause ... #diagnosis #differential ... algorithm #management #cardiology ... #heartfailure #chf
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram Short-Axis View (PSAX)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic
Cardiac LV Thrombus ... View (PSAX) 48 year ... PMHx recent CHF, ... MRI, CT TAP are ... PSAX #clinical #cardiology