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Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy - Right Ventricular Involvement 

In up to 1/4 of cases of stress cardiomyopathy (takotsubo),
/4 of cases of stress ... #BrokenHeart #Syndrome ... #Echocardiogram
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemia, UNa > 20: 
 • Renal losses, Diuretic excess,
Cerebral salt wasting syndrome ... Hypothyroidism, Stress ... , Drugs, Syndrome ... • Nephrotic syndrome ... Algorithm #Causes #nephrology
Deep T Wave Inversions - Differential
Normal variants 
  A. Juvenile T wave pattern
infarction Takotsubo (stress ... cardiomyopathy (Yamaguchi syndrome ... wave inversion syndrome ... Diagnosis #Causes #Cardiology
Causes of Diffuse Lung Disease. 
Collagen vascular 
 - Scleroderma 
 - Rheumatoid arthritis 
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granulomatosis - Churg-Strauss ... syndrome - Giant ... Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome ... Pulmonary Renal Syndromes ... Infection, Alport Syndrome ... , biopsy By Tess ... differential #diagnosis #nephrology
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic - Give volume
Hypervolemic (Edematous) - Look for and treat underlying cause
cirrhosis, nephrotic syndrome ... Stress, Nausea, ... Algorithm #diagnosis #nephrology
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
Stable Angina Stress ... acute coronary syndrome ... Management #Algorithm #Cardiology
ASE Guidelines for Stress Echocardiography
 - Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography
 - Vasodilator Stress Echocardiography

#Stress #Echocardiogram #cardiology #Echocardiography
Guidelines for Stress ... - Dobutamine Stress ... - Vasodilator Stress ... #Echocardiogram ... #cardiology #Echocardiography
Causes of Myocarditis
Infectious Etiologies:
 • Viral agents: Adenoviruses, Enteroviruses (coxsackievirus), Herpesviruses (human herpesvirus 6, Epstein—Barr virus),
Immunological Syndromes ... : Churg-Strauss ... syndrome, Diabetes ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology
Streptococcus Bacteremia - Indications for Echocardiogram
1) Identify the streptococci:
  - Low-risk streptococci: S. intermedius, S.
Indications for Echocardiogram ... #Strep #Streptococcus ... #Indications #Echocardiogram ... TTE #diagnosis #cardiology