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Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina ... other vasospastic disorders ... changes on tele/ECG ... #cardiology #diagnosis ... #management
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Chest Pain - Differential ... Stable/Unstable Angina ... • Somatoform Disorder ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology ... #Differential #
High Output Heart Failure - Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
Obesity - Systemic Vasodilation, Vasoactive Adipokines
Arteriovenous Fistula -
Pathophysiology and Differential ... Myeloproliferative Disorders ... Pathophysiology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #cardiology ... #causes
Nail Disorders secondary to Systemic Diseases
Nail Fold Abnormality
 • SLE
 • Scleroderma
 • Dermatomyositis
Koilonychia - Spoon-shaped
Nail Disorders secondary ... halt nail growth (e.g ... poisoning • Cyanosis ... #dermatology #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
dissection is caused ... Connective tissue disorder ... e.g. ... Pulse deficit/differential ... Dissection #diagnosis #management
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Causes of ST Segment ... Elevation - Differential ... Electrolyte Disorders ... Prinzmetal's Angina ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
EKG of the same ... to diagnose the case ... excludes other differentials ... Awaves #AVNRT #PhysicalExam ... #JVP #Cardiology
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis 
 • Cardiac disease: Myocardial ischemia / infarction, Myocarditis, Congenital disorders, Cardiomyopathies,
Bradycardia - Differential ... Myocarditis, Congenital disorders ... • Infiltrative disorders ... Physiological causes ... #Diagnosis #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... Management during ... Management during ... #cardiology #treatment
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
an autoimmune disorder ... life-threatening Differential ... Serologic and EMG ... Myasthenia Crises ... Gravis #diagnosis #management