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Apical Wall Motion Abnormality on POCUS Echocardiogram

LV apical wall motion abnormality on this 4-chamber view.
Differential should
Apical Wall Motion Abnormality ... Differential should ... LAD infarct vs Takotsubo ... cardiomyopathy ... clinical #cardiology #a4c
Hypotension / Shock Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic:
 • Poor oral intake
 • Hemorrhage
 • Renal loss
 •
Differential Diagnosis ... Cardiogenic: • Cardiomyopathy ... valvulopathy • Pulmonary ... obstruction • Pulmonary ... #Differential #
Deep T Wave Inversions - Differential
Normal variants 
  A. Juvenile T wave pattern
Wave Inversions - Differential ... ischemia/infarction Takotsubo ... apical ballooning) cardiomyopathy ... Apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... Causes #Cardiology #ECG
Differential Diagnosis for ST Segment Elevations
 - ACUTE STEMI 
 - PULMONARY EMBOLISM 
 - LBBB
Differential Diagnosis ... ACUTE STEMI - PULMONARY ... HYPERKALEMIA - TAKOTSUBO ... CARDIOMYOPATHY ... STElevation #STEMI #Differential
Non-lschemic Causes of Cardiogenic Shock:

Beta-Blockers, Calcium Channel Blockers, Digoxin 

Myocarditis 

Cardiomyopathies (sarcoidosis, amyloidosis, Takatsubo, 
hemochromatosis) 

Valvular
, amyloidosis, Takatsubo ... Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy ... Tamponade, pulmonary ... Cardiogenic #Shock #Differential
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
Systolic Murmurs - Differential ... Heart Disease Pulmonary ... • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy ... • Pulmonary Hypertension ... Murmurs #Cardiology #Differential
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Warm Extremities
 - Distributive Shock - Low JVP
Shock - Differential ... Arrhythmia • Cardiomyopathy ... Sounds • Pulmonary ... Redistribution #Shock #Hypotension ... #Differential #
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential ... • Ischemia • Cardiomyopathy ... Pneumonia • Pulmonary ... hypertension ... 2LmUODZ #Dyspnea #Differential
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Evaluation - EKG ... hypertension Rx ... 20 mg q6hr) - Hypotension ... edema in hypotensive ... antiarrhythmics - Ischemic cardiomyopathy
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Chronic Dyspnea - Differential ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... Vessels • Pulmonary ... Hypertension Pulmonary ... #Dyspnea #SOB #Differential