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Deep T Wave Inversions - Differential
Normal variants 
  A. Juvenile T wave pattern
Wave Inversions - Differential ... ischemia/infarction Takotsubo ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Cardiology #ECG ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Systolic Anterior Motion (SAM) of the Mitral Valve (MV)

Systolic anterior motion (SAM) describes the dynamic movement
Systolic Anterior Motion ... towards the left ventricular ... Differential diagnosis ... * Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... #MV #Cardiology
Apical Wall Motion Abnormality on POCUS Echocardiogram

LV apical wall motion abnormality on this 4-chamber view.
Differential should
Differential should ... LAD infarct vs Takotsubo ... cardiomyopathy ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c
Massive Pericardial Effusion on Echocardiogram (S4C) demonstrating ECG alternans motion
Massive pericardial effusion, female metastatic breast cancer
Echocardiogram (S4C ... demonstrating ECG ... alternans motion ... cancer ... 1800 ml ... #pocus #S4C #electrical
Wide Complex Tachycardia - ECG Definition and Causes
 • Wide Complex Tachycardia (WCT) is a cardiac
QRS width ≥ 0.12 sec ... WQRST Causes: • Ventricular ... Tachycardia #WCT #diagnosis ... #cardiology #ekg ... #definition #differential
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
300 = NSVT EKG ... may not occur Differential ... Diagnosis: • PAC ... #differential # ... cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
had gained 15 kg ... velocity of 9.5 cm/sec ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... Echocardiogram #a4c ... pocus #clinical #cardiology
Ventricular Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal 4 Chamber

50's male witnessed arrest. Unknown hx. AED no
Ventricular Fibrillation ... SC from first break ... Diagnosis? ... getting 12 lead ECG ... Fibrillation #VFib #S4C
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Diagnosis Framework ... depression Takotsubo ... Cardiomyopathy: ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
Characterized by left ventricular ... , selenium) Differential ... myocarditis • Takotsubo ... LVEF <45% • Left ventricular ... #Cardiology #OBGyn