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Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy - Right Ventricular Involvement 

In up to 1/4 of cases of stress cardiomyopathy (takotsubo),
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy ... In up to 1/4 of cases ... (takotsubo), apical ... #Cardiomyopathy ... BrokenHeart #Syndrome #Echocardiogram
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
and Secondary Causes ... • Prosthetic valve ... Ring fracture, Thrombus ... Mitral annulus valve ... Regurgitation #differential
Causes of Ischemic Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Important to determine and treat the etiology behind because
Causes of Ischemic ... Stroke - Differential ... stenosis, Prosthetic valve ... Endocarditis • Dilated cardiomyopathy ... Structural: myxoma, thrombus
Non-lschemic Causes of Cardiogenic Shock:

Beta-Blockers, Calcium Channel Blockers, Digoxin 

Myocarditis 

Cardiomyopathies (sarcoidosis, amyloidosis, Takatsubo, 
hemochromatosis) 

Valvular
Non-lschemic Causes ... , amyloidosis, Takatsubo ... Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy ... #Nonlschemic #Causes ... Cardiogenic #Shock #Differential
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Valve (Vegetation ... - Most Common Cause ... risk factors: cardiomyopathy ... , rheumatic valve ... Embolism #diagnosis #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 ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
Arrhythmias - Differential ... Structural • Valve ... disease • Cardiomyopathy ... ) Non-Cardiac Causes ... Arrhythmias #Cardiology #Differential
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
Arterial Thrombosis - Differential ... from prosthetic valves ... Infected cardiac valves ... coagulation and other causes ... pathophysiology #hematology #differential
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
Causes of mitral ... - Most common cause ... atrial myxoma)/ball valve ... thrombus - When ... #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Urinary Tract Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Upper Tract - Bladder NOT distended on ultrasound,
Causes of Urinary ... Obstruction - Differential ... stone • Thrombus ... Posterior Urethral valves ... #UrinaryTract #Differential