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Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
Diagnosis and Causes ... • Clinical presentation ... Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome ... Recent flu-like syndrome ... #cardiology #MRI
Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 • Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
Causes of Sudden ... Long/short QT syndromes ... , Brugada syndrome ... Cardiac #Arrest #cardiology ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Causes of Pericardial Effusion - Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Viral: Enterovirus, Herpesvirus, Adenovirus, Parvovirus
 • Bacterial: Mycobacterium
Causes of Pericardial ... Non-Infectious: • Rheumatologic ... Disease, Behcet Syndrome ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #cardiology
Hypercalcemia - EKG Findings
Causes of Hypercalcemia 
• Malignancy 
• Milk-alkali syndrome 
• Vitamin D toxicity 
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EKG Findings Causes ... • Milk-alkali syndrome ... #Differential #Causes ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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Causes of Anemia ... Myelodysplastic Syndromes ... Cells, Normal WBCs ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology
Etiologies of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
 - Genetic 
 - Storage diseases 
 - Neuromuscular and mitochondrial disorders
- Malformation syndromes ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology ... #causes
Causes of Diffuse Lung Disease. 
Collagen vascular 
 - Scleroderma 
 - Rheumatoid arthritis 
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Causes of Diffuse ... Churg-Strauss syndrome ... Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #Causes
There are two patterns of T-wave abnormality in Wellens’ syndrome:
-Type A = Biphasic, with initial positivity
abnormality in Wellens’ syndrome ... negativity (25% of cases ... inverted (75% of cases ... ) #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #EKG #Wellens #Syndrome
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Cardiovascular Causes ... Tamponade Pulmonary Causes ... Costochondritis - Tietze syndrome ... Pneumothorax Other Causes ... #Cardiology
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome ... blasts and high WBC ... count cause hyperviscosity ... • Lab values: WBC ... diagnosis #management #hematology