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Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
and Causes • ... coronary syndrome, Cardiac ... Troponin Increases, Cardiac ... #Causes #cardiology ... #MRI
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM) - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis
 1. Wall thickness 215 mm (TTE/CT/MRI) 
 2. Absence
215 mm (TTE/CT/MRI ... Absence of Secondary Cause ... testing, LGE on MRI ... Prevent Sudden Cardiac ... #Management #Cardiology
POCUS Reference Measurements
 • Gallbladder
 • Urinary Bladder
 • GI Tract
 • Pregnancy
 • Optic Nerve
Optic Nerve • MSK ... • DVT • IVC ... • Aorta • Cardiac ... Echocardiogram #Diagnosis
Differential Diagnosis of Pleuritic Chest Pain:

Categorized by causes: Cardiac, Pulmonary, MSK, Drug/Toxins, Heme/Onc, Renal, Autoimmune

#Diagnosis #Pleuritic
Differential Diagnosis ... Categorized by causes ... : Cardiac, Pulmonary ... , MSK, Drug/Toxins ... Autoimmune #Diagnosis
Lumbar Central Canal Stenosis Grading 
  - Normal - No CSF effacement 
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effacement of CSF and sac ... Classification #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #MSK ... #MRI
Wide Complex Tachycardia - ECG Definition and Causes
 • Wide Complex Tachycardia (WCT) is a cardiac
Definition and Causes ... Tachycardia (WCT) is a cardiac ... QRS width ≥ 0.12 sec ... Tachycardia #WCT #diagnosis ... #cardiology #ekg
Cardiac Maneuvers and Effects on Murmurs

Valsalva Standing - Decr BIood Return to LV
Laying Down, Squatting, Straight
Cardiac Maneuvers ... Afterload Post PVC ... Diast Time) #Cardiac ... Effects #Murmurs #Cardiology ... #PhysicalExam
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
- Differential Diagnosis ... failure, acute MI ... → tension PTX, cardiac ... findings based on cause ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis ... and Causes Clinical ... Echocardiography, Cardiac ... MRI, Cardiac Catheterization ... #cardiology #algorithm
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
- Differential Diagnosis ... chest discomfort Cardiac ... tissue (previous MI ... ) Non-Cardiac Causes ... #Arrhythmias #Cardiology