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Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
Causes of Palpitations ... HEART FAILURE • CARDIOMYOPATHY ... #Palpitations #Causes ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Cardiology
Causes of Ischemic Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Important to determine and treat the etiology behind because
Stroke - Differential ... morbidity Heart: • Arrhythmias ... * • Valvular: Mitral ... Endocarditis • Dilated cardiomyopathy ... thrombus, recent MI
Approach to the Hypotensive Patient - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hypotension

Blood Pressure = Heart Rate x
Hypotensive Patient - Differential ... = Heart Rate x Stroke ... • Ventricular arrhythmia ... rupture • Acute mitral ... #diagnosis #causes
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
Arrhythmias - Differential ... disease • Cardiomyopathy ... tissue (previous MI ... Anxiety Disorder #Arrhythmias ... #Cardiology #Differential
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Palpitations - Differential ... : • Cardiomyopathy ... heart failure • Mitral ... #Palpitations #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
• Inherited arrhythmia ... may not occur Differential ... • Sinus arrhythmia ... PVC #diagnosis #differential ... #cardiology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential ... Management Summary Causes ... Heat injury, Heat stroke ... - Infection - Viral ... - Fever - Tachycardia
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... ancestry, LGE on MRI ... shock and severe arrhythmias ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
Cardiogenic shock ⚠️ Arrhythmias ... , selenium) Differential ... • Tachycardia-induced ... Nonspecific: sinus tachycardia ... #Cardiology #OBGyn