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Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
Clinical presentation ... Cardiogenic ventricular arrythmia ... Paraclinical assessment: EKG ... #Myocarditis #differential ... #cardiology #MRI
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Palpitations - Differential ... exam • 12-lead ECG ... Valvular disease (e.g ... #Palpitations #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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performed) • Clinical ... Unexplained sinus tachycardia ... gallop • Abnormal ECG ... • Cardiogenic shock ... #Cardiology
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
., due to arrhythmias ... syncope (ruling out differential ... further guide management ... should be guided by clinical ... cerebralhypoperfusion #arrhythmias
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
no respiratory cause ... Exam: Tachypnea, Tachycardia ... Pulmonary edema, Shock ... Salicylate Level: 150mg/kg ... Resuscitation 2) Urine
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
Cardiomyopathy • Inherited arrhythmia ... 300 = NSVT EKG ... may not occur Differential ... • Sinus arrhythmia ... #cardiology
Clinical Management for Three Common Causes of Shock 
HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK
 • Ensure adequate ventilation and oxygenation.
Clinical Management ... for Three Common Causes ... SHOCK • Ensure ... responsiveness, and/or urine ... #Shock #Management
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
HF, Cardiogenic shock ... , Arrythmias, Pericarditis ... , Tamponade EKG ... Myocarditis #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #summary
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
death Common Clinical ... , Myocarditis, Arrhythmias ... Classification #diagnosis #management ... #criticalcare #differential ... #causes #classification
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
death Common Clinical ... , Myocarditis, Arrhythmias ... Classification #diagnosis #management ... #criticalcare #differential ... #causes #classification