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Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
based on TTE, TEE, CT ... or MRI Minor: ... risk factors: cardiomyopathy ... #diagnosis #differential ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Kussmaul's Sign on Physical Exam

What’s the diagnosis?
Severe biventeicular failure with + Kussmaul sign! NICM. No constriction!

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inability of the right ... constriction, restrictive cardiomyopathy ... HF #Kussmauls ... clinical #video #jvp ... #cardiology #neck
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Intolerance, ↑ "Right ... Physical Exam: ↑JVP ... Echocardiography, Cardiac MRI ... Diagnosis #Causes #differential ... #cardiology #algorithm
Kussmaul's Sign on Neck Physical Examination

Elderly woman with a history of myocardial revascularization surgery is hospitalized
with restrictive cardiomyopathy ... massive pulmonary embolism ... , right ventricular ... Video #Clinical #JVP ... #Neck #Veins #Cardiology
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
CT demonstrates ... feeding vessel sign ... cavitation in the right ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Failure - Differential ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... • Pulmonary Embolism ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
More Specific Signs ... → no signs of CXR ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #pharmacology ... #sCHF
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... • Pulmonary embolus ... ancestry, LGE on MRI ... May have typical HF ... #cardiology #treatment
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Cardiogenic Shock - Management ... antiarrhythmics - Ischemic cardiomyopathy ... #Checklist #CHF ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Management
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Segment Elevation - Differential ... STE: "Pardee's sign ... depression Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy ... complex Pulmonary Embolism ... #diagnosis #cardiology