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Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM) - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis
 1. Wall thickness 215 mm (TTE/CT/MRI) 
 2. Absence
(HOCM) - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Absence of Secondary Cause ... #HOCM #Diagnosis ... #Management #Cardiology
Cardiac Murmurs and Maneuvers

An algorithm demonstrating the effect of various maneuvers on systolic murmurs. 
TR, tricuspid
PS, pulmonary stenosis ... regurgitation; HOCM ... hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy ... Maneuvers #Heart #Cardiology ... #PhysicalExam #Diagnosis
Syncope - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neurocardiogenic:
 • Vasovagal
 • Orthostatic Hypotension
 • Autonomic Neuropathy
 • Situational (micturition,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Contractility: • MI ... • HCM (LVOT ... Syndrome #Syncope #Cardiology ... #Algorithm #causes
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
- Most Common Cause ... Minor: • < 25% stenosis ... risk factors: cardiomyopathy ... Artery #Embolism #diagnosis ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
WOBBLER  for ECG assessment in Syncope 
W - Wolff Parkinson White 
O - Obstructed AV
(consider AS, HOCM ... syncope, can be caused ... and aortic stenosis ... Syncope #EKG #ECG #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... ancestry, LGE on MRI ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #treatment
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases ... tachycardia, reversible cardiomyopathy ... axonal form • MRI ... ventilation • Steroids ... #management #treatment