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Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 • Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
Causes of Sudden ... Cardiac Arrest ... #Arrest #cardiology ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
manifestation of cardiac ... including: • Coronary artery ... Differential Diagnosis ... Complexes #PVCs #PVC #diagnosis ... #differential #cardiology
Cardiac metastasis of lung cancer (2D/3D TTE)

What is the most common type of cancer to metastasize
(>1/2 melanoma cases ... Stankovic, MD, PhD ... metastasis #clinical #cardiology ... echocardiogram #pocus ... #a4c #3d
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Venous System/Right Heart ... - Most Common Cause ... risk factors: cardiomyopathy ... #Embolism #diagnosis ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
- Differential Diagnosis ... Causes: • Cardiomyopathy ... • Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... Standing up straight after ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... exertion, orthopnea, PND ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... follow-up with Cardio-OB ... #cardiology #treatment
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
symptoms are not caused ... neuropathy or cardiac ... arrest Chronic ... posterior MSK, heart ... (for example, cardiomyopathy
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
/ hypoxemia -> focus ... perfusion - Cardiac ... arrest - Shock ... failure - Low cardiac ... ischemia (90% sensitivity
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
lung disease Caused ... appear in left heart ... 3-6 cardiac cycles ... Arterial blood gas (ABC ... 10 minutes of rest
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
(PPCM) is caused ... Spontaneous coronary artery ... Rule out other causes ... experience recovery of cardiac ... #Cardiology #OBGyn