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Pericarditis - Definition and Diagnostic Criteria
Acute Pericarditis 
 • Inflammatory pericardial syndrome to be diagnosed with
and Diagnostic ... Criteria Acute ... and a symptom-free ... #Pericarditis #diagnosis ... #criteria #cardiology
Pericarditis can be seen on EKG with diffuse ST elevations without reciprocal changes along with diffuse
Pericarditis can ... in refractory cases ... #Acute #Pericarditis ... #Cardiology #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms
Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
Causes of Palpitations ... CARDIOMYOPATHY • PERICARDITIS ... • HYPOXIA PSYCHIATRIC ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Criteria for diagnosis of PPCM - Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
1) LV EF <0.45
2) Meets the Framingham criteria for
Criteria for diagnosis ... the Framingham criteria ... for HF 3) new symptoms ... no alternative cause ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
- Differential Diagnosis ... Aneurysm • Pericarditis ... - Neurologic/Psychiatric ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Syncope - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neurocardiogenic:
 • Vasovagal
 • Orthostatic Hypotension
 • Autonomic Neuropathy
 • Situational (micturition,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Diuretics) • TIA • Psychiatric ... • Constrictive Pericarditis ... Syndrome #Syncope #Cardiology ... #Algorithm #causes
Acute Recurrent Pericarditis
= recurrence of Acute Pericarditis (AP) after free interval >4-6 weeks without symptoms, >1/4
weeks without symptoms ... , >1/4 of AP cases ... Myopericarditis, Systemic symptoms ... #diagnosis #management ... #rheumatology #cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
- Differential Diagnosis ... tachycardia • Pericarditis ... Hyperthyroidism • Anemia Psychiatric ... AVNRT Red Flag Symptoms ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Miserly - Lack of generosity when it
themselves; hoard in case ... PersonalityDisorder #Diagnosis ... #Psychiatry #Criteria ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #Mnemonic #SCRIMPER