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Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Myocarditis Diagnosis ... Cardiovascular MRI ... cardiac death Management ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Cardiology
Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
Myocarditis - Diagnosis ... pericarditis • Rule out differential ... Beaudequin #Myocarditis ... #differential # ... #cardiology #MRI
Causes of Myocarditis
Infectious Etiologies:
 • Viral agents: Adenoviruses, Enteroviruses (coxsackievirus), Herpesviruses (human herpesvirus 6, Epstein—Barr virus),
Causes of Myocarditis ... , Epstein—Barr virus ... ), Hepatitis C virus ... #differential # ... diagnosis #cardiology
Causes of Myocarditis 
1. Infectious Myocarditis
 • Bacterial - Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Pneumococcus, Meningococcus, Gonococcus, Salmonella, Corynebacterium
Causes of Myocarditis ... Infectious Myocarditis ... Toxic myocarditis ... #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Bronchiolitis - Lower respiratory tract (bronchioles) 

Microbiology 
 • Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) (most commonl
Parainfluenza virus ... by a 1 to 3 day URI ... Respiratory failure Management ... Bronchiolitis #Diagnosis ... #Management #Peds
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Myocarditis ... Principles of Myocarditis ... Treat myocarditis ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #summary
Differential Diagnosis for ST Segment Elevations
 - ACUTE STEMI 
 - PULMONARY EMBOLISM 
 - LBBB
Differential Diagnosis ... CARDIOMYOPATHY - MYOCARDITIS ... STElevation #STEMI #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Differential diagnosis for toxic/metabolic encephalopathies - Patterns on Brain Imaging

Cynthia Czawlytko, MD @drcyncity

#Differential #diagnosis #encephalopathies #encephalopathy
Differential diagnosis ... MD @drcyncity #Differential ... #diagnosis #encephalopathies ... imaging #patterns #MRI ... pathology #diseases #radiology
Wide Complex Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Irregular
 • Polymorphic VT
    - Torsades
Tachycardia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... catecholamine induced, myocarditis ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #WCT #cardiology
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Chest Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pericarditis • Myocarditis ... Herpes Simplex Virus ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology