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Septal Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM)

52yo worsening exertional sx and murmur. EKG nonspecific, Serial trops (-) 
EM resident
Cardiomyopathy ... Serial trops (-) EM ... elevated LVEDP ==> MRI ... #HOCM #HCM #clinical ... #pocus
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
- Diagnosis and ... Causes Clinical ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #differential # ... cardiology #algorithm
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
Hypertension, LV hypertrophy ... Diagnosis: • PAC ... (PVC-induced cardiomyopathy ... #diagnosis #differential ... #cardiology
Systolic Anterior Motion (SAM) of the Mitral Valve (MV)

Systolic anterior motion (SAM) describes the dynamic movement
Differential diagnosis ... : * Hypertrophic ... cardiomyopathy ... MitralValve #MV #Cardiology ... #Clinical #POCUS
Medial Meniscus Bucket Handle Tear - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Truncation of the medial meniscus on
Handle Tear - MSK Radiology ... Case description ... Differential diagnosis ... BucketHandle #Tear #knee #mri ... #clinical #Radiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... ancestry, LGE on MRI ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... support for patients clinically
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Palpitations - Differential ... : • Cardiomyopathy ... etiologies • Hypertrophic ... cardiomyopathy ... #Differential #
Tenosynovitis of the peroneal tendons due to hypertrophic peroneal tubercle
Imaging Findings:
 • Large volume ofT2-hyperintense fluid
Case description ... Differential diagnosis ... tendons #tubercle #clinical ... #mri #clinical ... #Radiology #diagnosis
Pulmonary Embolism on ECG 

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Sister had MI in ... Differential/diagnosis ... See thread for POCUS ... Electrocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology
This infographic provides a mnemonic tool called “WOBBLER” for assessing an ECG (electrocardiogram) in cases of
evaluate potential causes ... Left Ventricular Hypertrophy ... obstructive cardiomyopathy ... #diagnosis waves ... #cardiology #differential