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Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 • Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
Causes of Sudden ... : Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... Familial dilated cardiomyopathy ... Channelopathies: Long/short ... Cardiac #Arrest #cardiology
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Diagnosis and Causes ... Echocardiography, Cardiac MRI ... Hyper-eosinophilc Syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #differential #cardiology
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
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Framework BRADI Mnemonic ... • Oculocardiac reflex ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #cardiology #BRADI ... #Mnemonic
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
including: • Coronary artery ... diseaseCardiomyopathy ... Inherited arrhythmia syndromes ... (e.g., long QT syndrome ... #differential #cardiology
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Coronary Artery ... - Most Common Cause ... risk factors: cardiomyopathy ... rheumatic valve disease ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
WOBBLER  for ECG assessment in Syncope 
W - Wolff Parkinson White 
O - Obstructed AV
syncope, can be caused ... are hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... characteristically cause ... #WOBBLER #Mnemonic ... ECG #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Esophageal spasm • Reflux ... : • Cardiomyopathy ... • Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... Standing up straight after ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Causes of ST Segment ... depression Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy ... • Epicardial artery ... voltage Other Causes ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
nodes • Roth’s spots ... Cholesterol emboli syndrome ... Septic emboli cause ... than 5 to 7 days after ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology
This infographic provides a mnemonic tool called “WOBBLER” for assessing an ECG (electrocardiogram) in cases of
evaluate potential causes ... structural heart disease ... right ventricular cardiomyopathy ... or short QT syndrome ... #cardiology #differential