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The Role of Echocardiography in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
 • Establish diagnosis & determine pattern of hypertrophy
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in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy ... • Establish diagnosis ... & direction of mitral ... #HCM #HOCM #Echocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy: Heart Murmur
 • Occurs during systole 
 • Crescendo-decrescendo murmur
 • Heard best
murmur • Heard best ... Radiates aortic/mitral ... Heart #Murmur #Cardiac ... #Cardiology #Diagnosis ... #HOCM
Cardiac Murmurs and Maneuvers

An algorithm demonstrating the effect of various maneuvers on systolic murmurs. 
TR, tricuspid
Cardiac Murmurs ... regurgitation; HOCM ... hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy ... Maneuvers #Heart #Cardiology ... #PhysicalExam #Diagnosis
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
in AA and AL Cardiac ... LVH, low-voltage EKG ... typing Cardiac ... Testing: • EKG ... • Echocardiogram
WOBBLER  for ECG assessment in Syncope 
W - Wolff Parkinson White 
O - Obstructed AV
(consider AS, HOCM ... associated with sudden cardiac ... Mnemonic #Syncope #EKG ... #ECG #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... LVEDd > 6.0 cm, LV thrombus ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... follow-up with Cardio-OB ... #cardiology #treatment
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis ... thrombi (→stroke ... Confirmatory Tests ... and immunoblot (TESA ... Trypanosomiasis #Diagnosis
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Causes: • Cardiomyopathy ... heart failure • Mitral ... stenosis) • Severe mitral ... • Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Cardiac: • Valvular ... serum creatinine, test ... Moderate or severe mitral ... Fibrillation #AFib #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
This infographic provides a mnemonic tool called “WOBBLER” for assessing an ECG (electrocardiogram) in cases of
risk of sudden cardiac ... (HOCM) ... Epsilon #clinical #diagnosis ... #cardiology #differential ... #echocardiogram