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Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Diagnosis Framework ... Vascular: - Aortic ... - Tamponade Pulmonary ... Gastritis - PUD ... #Causes #Cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... • Pulmonary embolus ... exertion, orthopnea, PND ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #treatment
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
: • Cardiomyopathy ... disease (e.g., aortic ... Pheochromocytoma • Pulmonary ... Symptoms: • Chest pain ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Pardee's sign" + PPD ... depression Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy ... QRS complex Pulmonary ... Post-cardioversion • Acute aortic ... #cardiology #ecg
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
(PPCM) is caused ... • Pulmonary edema ... heart failure • Aortic ... recognition and management ... #Cardiology #OBGyn