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Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 • Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
Causes of Sudden ... • Congenital heart ... Channelopathies: Long/short ... Cardiac #Arrest #cardiology ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Clues to Differential Diagnosis of Central Cyanosis: Onset of cyanosis, Clubbing, Secondary erythrocytosis, Auscultation, X-ray, Echocardiography,
Clues to Differential ... gas - Cyanotic heart ... Diagnosis #Central #Cardiology ... #Causes #Table ... #Comparison
Replacement Heart Valves - Mechanical and Bioprosthetic
Mechanical Valves:
 • Ball and Cage Valves: Hufnagel Caged Ball
Replacement Heart ... Valves - Mechanical ... #Replacement #Heart ... Bioprosthetic #comparison ... table #thoracic #cardiology
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Right-Sided Heart ... out Left-Sided Heart ... Cardiomyopathy - Valves ... Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
Causes of Palpitations ... ATRIAL FLUTTER • HEART ... PARKINSON WHITE SYNDROME ... #Palpitations #Causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Relative Risk of Various Predisoosing Conditions for Infective Endocarditis 
High Risk:
 - Prosthetic valves 
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- Prosthetic valves ... Indwelling right heart ... endocarditis - Marfan syndrome ... #RiskFactors #Cardiology
Medications Used in Congestive Heart Failure

In CHF, the heart is failing as a pump; cardiac output
in Congestive Heart ... In CHF, the heart ... CHF also causes ... output on a short-term ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
Ecstasy, atropine; Heat ... Neuroleptic malignant syndrome ... ; Serotonin syndrome ... for evaporative heat ... #Hyperthermia #comparison
Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome (WPW) is one of several disorders of the electrical system of the heart that
Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome ... system of the heart ... pre-excitation syndromes ... WPW is caused by ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Beta Blockers - Pharmacology Comparison Table
Metoprolol:
 • Receptors: β1
 • Indications: Rate control of a-fib/a-flutter, Suppression
- Pharmacology Comparison ... Acute coronary syndrome ... , Post-MI, Heart ... • Indications: Heart ... Table #Receptors #cardiology