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Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Diagnosis and Causes ... Descents, Rales,+S4, MR ... Echocardiography, Cardiac MRI ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #differential #cardiology
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM) - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis
 1. Wall thickness 215 mm (TTE/CT/MRI) 
 2. Absence
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy ... 215 mm (TTE/CT/MRI ... Absence of Secondary Cause ... testing, LGE on MRI ... #Cardiology
Etiologies of restrictive cardiomyopathy.
 - Noninfiltrative disorders 
 - Infiltrative disorders 
 - Storage diseases
of restrictive cardiomyopathy ... disorders - Storage diseases ... #restrictive #cardiomyopathy ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology ... #causes
Etiologies of dilated cardiomyopathy. HF, heart failure; HFrEF, heart failure with reduced ejection fraction; HIV, human
Etiologies of dilated cardiomyopathy ... immune-mediated disease ... Peripartum #dilated #cardiomyopathy ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology ... #causes
Etiologies of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
 - Genetic 
 - Storage diseases 
 - Neuromuscular and mitochondrial disorders
of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... Genetic - Storage diseases ... #hypertrophic #cardiomyopathy ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology ... #causes
Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 • Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
Causes of Sudden ... : Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... Familial dilated cardiomyopathy ... Cardiac #Arrest #cardiology ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Criteria for diagnosis of PPCM - Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
1) LV EF <0.45
2) Meets the Framingham criteria for
PPCM - Peripartum Cardiomyopathy ... no alternative cause ... PPCM #Peripartum #Cardiomyopathy ... Criteria #diagnosis #cardiology ... #obstetrics #obgyn
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
• Valve disease ... • Cardiomyopathy ... tissue (previous MI ... ) Non-Cardiac Causes ... #Arrhythmias #Cardiology
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
Rheumatic Heart Disease ... • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy ... Fever • Marfan's Disease ... Systolic #Murmurs #Cardiology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Perimortem Hysterotomy Instructions

Do 4 minutes into arrest if uterus above the umbilicus

1. Manage Arrest
 • Compressions,
uterus above the umbilicus ... - Cut midline umbilicus ... consider reversible causes ... #Instructions #Obstetrics ... #Emergency #management