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Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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performed) • Clinical ... tachycardia • S3, S4 ... shock, sudden cardiac ... death Management ... #Cardiology
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Diagnosis and Causes ... Clinical: Dyspnea ... Descents, Rales,+S4 ... Endomyocardial: Carcinoid Heart ... #differential #
Intracardiac Septal Masses / Thickening on Echocardiogram - Differential Diagnosis - 4 separate cases:
Case 1: LV
Echocardiogram - Differential ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #a4c #comparison ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #cardiology
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
be divided into cardiac ... or structural heart ... syncope (ruling out differential ... further guide management ... should be guided by clinical
Cardiac metastasis of lung cancer (2D/3D TTE)

What is the most common type of cancer to metastasize
metastasize to the heart ... (>1/2 melanoma cases ... #metastasis #clinical ... #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #pocus #a4c #3d
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal 4 Chamber (S4C)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Subcostal 4 Chamber (S4C ... appearance of heart ... #POCUS #clinical ... Echocardiogram #Cardiology ... #S4C
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber (A4C)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
Apical 4 Chamber (A4C ... appearance of heart ... #POCUS #clinical ... Echocardiogram #Cardiology ... #A4C
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Septic Emboli Cause ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Treat underlying cause ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
39 C this is a clinical ... • Excessive heat ... amphetamines) Toxic: • Radiologic ... #Hyperthermia #Differential ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Kussmaul's #sign is the paradoxical increase or failure to fall of mean #JVP with inspiration. Commonest
, severe right heart ... failure, right sided cardiac ... SVC obstruction ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #cardiology