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Another Takotsubo.

68F actually presented after some very joyous news in contrast to the usual 'broken heart
'broken heart syndrome ... @MedCrisis #Clinical ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... Cardiomyopathy #BrokenHeart ... #Syndrome
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy on POCUS Echocardiogram

Patient is in shock. POCUS RUSH exam shows the shock is cardiogenic.
Cardiomyopathy on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Cardiomyopathy #BrokenHeart ... #Syndrome #Clinical ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
A 70 year old was presented to the urgent care center with severe retrosternal chest pain
showed a classic syndrome ... 2017-02-01p2-3/ #Clinical ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... Cardiomyopathy #BrokenHeart ... #Syndrome
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy - Right Ventricular Involvement 

In up to 1/4 of cases of stress cardiomyopathy (takotsubo),
Cardiomyopathy #RightSided #BrokenHeart ... #Syndrome #Echocardiogram ... #A4C #Clinical
Purple Urine Bag Syndrome
Chronic, indwelling catheter + bacteriuria (Providencia, Klebsiella, E.coli*) + alkaline urine
Tryptophan → Indoxyl
Purple Urine Bag ... Syndrome Chronic ... #Syndrome #PUBS ... #pathophysiology ... #clinical #photo
Ventriculogram of Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy (Broken Heart Syndrome)

In Japanese, tako=octopus; tsubo=pot

Looks like octopus pot in systole!

Sam Ghali,
(Broken Heart Syndrome ... Sam Ghali, M.D. ... Cardiomyopathy #BrokenHeart ... #Syndrome #Ventriculogram ... #Clinical #Cardiology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Pathophysiology ... meningococcal, H1N1) Clinical ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... Treatment: • Plasmapheresis ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Pisa Syndrome (pleurothotonus) on Physical Exam
A tonic flexion of the trunk of the body to one
Pisa Syndrome (pleurothotonus ... Pathophysiology: ... Treatment: anticholinergics ... FatimahDandan #Pisa #Syndrome ... #PhysicalExam #clinical
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
Refeeding Syndrome ... may cause severe clinical ... • Nephrotic syndrome ... hyperparathyroidism Treatment ... Differential #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Erythematosus (SLE) Clinical ... Demyelinating Syndrome ... Disease, PRES Pathophysiology ... Puncture, EEG Treatment ... diagnosis #management #treatment