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Differential Diagnosis for ST Segment Elevations
 - ACUTE STEMI 
 - PULMONARY EMBOLISM 
 - LBBB
Differential Diagnosis ... Elevations - ACUTE STEMI ... - TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Cardiology
Deep T Wave Inversions - Differential
Normal variants 
  A. Juvenile T wave pattern
Wave Inversions - Differential ... infarction Takotsubo (stress ... apical ballooning) cardiomyopathy ... Diagnosis #Causes #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Causes of Dilated Cardiomyopathy DCMP - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic DCMP: Viral, Inflammatory cardiomyopathy, Genetic causes, Unknown
Causes of Dilated Cardiomyopathy ... DCMP - Differential ... Chemotherapy, Stress ... #DCMP #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #cardiology
Myocardial Injury Classification
Chronic myocardial injury: Chronic heart failure, Cardiomyopathy, Hypertension, CKD/ESRD
Acute nonischemic myocardial injury:
 - Primary
heart failure, Cardiomyopathy ... SARS-COV-2 injury, Stress ... cardiomyopathy, ... Classification #diagnosis #cardiology ... #troponemia #NSTEMI
Cardiomyopathies 

Manifestations of cardiomyopathy (CM) range from microscopic alterations in cardiac myocytes to fulminant Heart Failure
Manifestations of cardiomyopathy ... Myocarditis • Stress ... Cardiomyopathies #cardiology ... #diagnosis #differential ... #cardiomyopathy
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
new/old infarct STEMI ... • DDx: Acute STEMI ... EKG #diagnosis #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #STEMI ... Interpretation #differential
Systolic Anterior Motion (SAM) of the Mitral Valve (MV)

Systolic anterior motion (SAM) describes the dynamic movement
Differential diagnosis ... * Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... MitralValve #MV #Cardiology ... #Clinical #POCUS
Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management

Regular SVT: Sinus Tachycardia, AVNRT, AVRT, Atrial Flutter,
Tachycardia (SVT) - Differential ... Framework and Management ... Place patient in semi-recumbent ... Tachycardia #SVT #Differential ... #cardiology
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
STEMI Equivalents ... • Conventional STEMI ... aVR • Posterior STEMI ... EKG #diagnosis #differential ... #cardiology #electrocardiogram
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy ... Differential Diagnosis ... infarction • Stress ... factors + oxidative stress ... #cardiology #treatment