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Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM) - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis
 1. Wall thickness 215 mm (TTE/CT/MRI) 
 2. Absence
and Management ... thickness 215 mm (TTE/CT ... /MRI) 2. ... Absence of Secondary Cause ... #Management #Cardiology
Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
Myocarditis - Diagnosis ... and Causes • ... Paraclinical assessment: EKG ... #Causes #cardiology ... #MRI
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
production to cause ... : EKG ($), ECHO ... SPECT ($$$), PET CT ... /MRI ($$$$) CORE ... #management #diagnosis
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T Wave Inversion 
Life threatening T wave inversions in precordial leads. Often V2-V3 
Specific
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T ... anterior wall MI ... #Wellens #Sign # ... EKG #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Pericarditis on EKG
Stage 1 - Widespread ST elevation (<5mm) and PR depression; In aVR: ST depression
Pericarditis on EKG ... Normalization Spodick's sign ... seen in acute MI ... #ECG #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis
How do you work up an ischemic CVA?
A) Initial Evaluation
 • ABCs
 • IV access, monitor
• Non-contrast CT ... Evaluate underlying cause ... Cardioembolic: • ECG ... Defined if 1) CT ... stroke #workup #diagnosis
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
cardiac syncope, e.g ... further guide management ... orthostatic vital sign ... and an initial ECG ... Further diagnostics
Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis ... and Management ... despite hx HTN) EKG ... #Stages #Management ... #Cardiology #Staging
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Myocarditis Diagnosis ... Cardiovascular MRI ... gallop • Abnormal ECG ... cardiac death Management ... #Management #Cardiology
Pericarditis can be seen on EKG with diffuse ST elevations without reciprocal changes along with diffuse
can be seen on EKG ... often follows a URI ... in refractory cases ... #Pericarditis #Cardiology ... #Diagnosis #Signs