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Non-ACS Myocardial Injury - Elevated Troponin Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

 • Chronic Myocardial Injury: End
- Elevated Troponin ... Diagnosis and Workup ... Distribution: Acute ... Post-Coronary) • Acute ... #Elevated #Troponin
Elevated Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

LDH is a cytoplasmic enzyme present in tissues throughout
Elevated Lactate ... hemolytic anemia, PNH ... : • Early acute ... hepatitis • Acute ... Hepatocellular Injury
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Manage acute cardiac ... injury 4. ... Fulminant: - Acute ... sacubitril-valsartan, PPM ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Traumatic Rupture, Acute ... Endocarditis, Acute ... Dissection, Traumatic Injury ... Karan Desai MD, MPH ... Diagnosis #Causes #cardiology
Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Chronic Hypertension:
 • Guidelines as SBP ≥130 or DBP ≥ 90 mmHg
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persists > 12 weeks postpartum ... evidence of organ injury ... finding of organ injury ... of hemolysis, elevated ... htn #obstetrics #cardiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
mm Hg although PP ... overdrive • Elevated ... 23.3% • Wide PP ... Diagnoses: • Acute ... Pathophysiology #causes #cardiology
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
Acute myocardial ... Subepicardial atrial injury ... in aVR > 0.7: ppv ... #differential #cardiology
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Pardee's sign" + PPD ... weeks following an acute ... segment becomes elevated ... Post-cardioversion • Acute ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
elimination of CO2 & pH ... Silicosis - Coal worker ... pulmonary edema in acute ... #STARCHASERS #radiology