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Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM) - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis
 1. Wall thickness 215 mm (TTE/CT/MRI) 
 2. Absence
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy ... 215 mm (TTE/CT/MRI ... Absence of Secondary Cause ... ) Four P's of Prevention ... #Management #Cardiology
Kussmaul's Sign on Physical Exam

What’s the diagnosis?
Severe biventeicular failure with + Kussmaul sign! NICM. No constriction!

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What’s the diagnosis ... constriction, restrictive cardiomyopathy ... and other rarer causes ... of right-sided HF ... clinical #video #jvp #cardiology
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
- Differential Diagnosis ... dizziness, syncope, chest ... disease • Cardiomyopathy ... tissue (previous MI ... #Arrhythmias #Cardiology
Aortic Stenosis - Diagnosis and Stages

Clinical Presentation
- Exertional dyspnea
- Chest pain
- Palpitations
- HF Symptoms (orthopnea, PND,
Exertional dyspnea - Chest ... Palpitations - HF ... Symptoms (orthopnea, PND ... Stages #Management #Signs ... #Symptoms #Cardiology
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T Wave Inversion 
Life threatening T wave inversions in precordial leads. Often V2-V3 
Specific
anterior wall MI ... period without chest ... Serial EKGS in pts ... Electrocardiogram #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
Arthritis) - MSK Radiology ... mass and NO prior signs ... • PVNS/Giant Cell ... #clinical #Radiology ... #rheumatology
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
un lymphatic Diagnostic ... Chest x-ray: signs ... effusions). 1/5 pts ... signs of CXR congestion ... #management #cardiology
Tram Track Sign on Chest CT
 • Parallel, non-tapering airways, extending to the lung periphery.
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Tram Track Sign ... bronchiectasis, CF ... ILD, necrotizing pna ... Lung #Pulmonary #diagnosis ... #radiology #clinical
Hampton hump is a radiologic sign which consists of a shallow wedge-shaped opacity in the periphery
sign which consists ... may aid in the diagnosis ... #photo #CXR #EmergencyMedicine ... #CriticalCare #Radiology ... #Cardiology #HamptonHump
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 ... #cardiology #treatment