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Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy on POCUS Echocardiogram

Patient is in shock. POCUS RUSH exam shows the shock is cardiogenic.
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... #BrokenHeart #Syndrome ... #Clinical #POCUS ... #Echocardiogram
Another Takotsubo.

68F actually presented after some very joyous news in contrast to the usual 'broken heart
'broken heart syndrome ... @MedCrisis #Clinical ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... A4c #Takotsubo #Cardiomyopathy ... #BrokenHeart #Syndrome
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy - Right Ventricular Involvement 

In up to 1/4 of cases of stress cardiomyopathy (takotsubo),
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy ... cases of stress cardiomyopathy ... #BrokenHeart #Syndrome ... #Echocardiogram ... #A4C #Clinical
A 70 year old was presented to the urgent care center with severe retrosternal chest pain
showed a classic syndrome ... 2017-02-01p2-3/ #Clinical ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... A4c #Takotsubo #Cardiomyopathy ... #BrokenHeart #Syndrome
Left Ventricular Non-Compaction Cardiomyopathy
First described 80 years or so ago, it occurs secondary to the failure
Non-Compaction Cardiomyopathy ... noncompaction syndrome ... , dilated cardiomyopathy ... #clinical #diagnosis ... #cardiology #echocardiogram
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... Diagnosis and Causes Clinical ... : Amyloidosis (AL ... Hyper-eosinophilc Syndrome ... Diagnosis #Causes #differential
Acquired von Willebrand Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management
 • Autoantibodies to vWF: Lymphoproliferative disorders (e.g. lymphoma,
von Willebrand Syndrome ... Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy ... vonWillebrand #Syndrome ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment ... #hematology #differential
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Pathophysiology ... meningococcal, H1N1) Clinical ... complete paralysis of all ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... tachycardia, reversible cardiomyopathy
Hyperviscosity Syndrome - Causes and Treatment

 - Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia (most common) / Plasmapheresis 
 - Multiple
Hyperviscosity Syndrome ... - Causes and Treatment ... hyperleukocytosis (AML ... #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Treatment
Purple Urine Bag Syndrome
Chronic, indwelling catheter + bacteriuria (Providencia, Klebsiella, E.coli*) + alkaline urine
Tryptophan → Indoxyl
Purple Urine Bag Syndrome ... Purple #Urine #Bag #Syndrome ... #PUBS #pathophysiology ... #clinical #photo ... #differential #