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Left Ventricular Non-Compaction Cardiomyopathy
First described 80 years or so ago, it occurs secondary to the failure
Non-Compaction Cardiomyopathy ... noncompaction syndrome ... #clinical #diagnosis ... #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #psax #cardiology
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
- Diagnosis and ... Causes Clinical ... Hyper-eosinophilc Syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #differential #cardiology
Plain radiography of the abdomen revealed calcification of both adrenal glands. A homozygous mutation in LIPA
confirmed the diagnosis ... acid lipase is critical ... #clincial #peds ... calcifications #infant #NEJM ... #Wolmans #radiology
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy - Left ventriculography (Panel A [showing diastole] and Panel B [showing systole]) and contrast
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy ... #Clinical #Cardiology ... #Takotsubo #Cardiomyopathy ... Ventriculogram #NEJM ... #BrokenHeart #Syndrome
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... teratogenic GDMT meds ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #treatment
Acute Dacryocystitis- A 4-week-old boy was brought to the emergency department after having drainage from both
He received a diagnosis ... #NEJM #clinical ... #photo #peds #acute
Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Chronic Hypertension:
 • Guidelines as SBP ≥130 or DBP ≥ 90 mmHg
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and persists > 12 ... patients • HELLP: Syndrome ... ↑ in anti HTN meds ... so have high clinical ... htn #obstetrics #cardiology
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... renal failure Clinical ... at the time of diagnosis ... abnormal LFT): 12 ... (for example, cardiomyopathy
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
- Differential Diagnosis ... Physical exam • 12 ... Cardiac Causes: • Cardiomyopathy ... • Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Froin’s Syndrome - On lumbar puncture, the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) was xanthochromic, viscous, and coagulated in
Froin’s Syndrome ... lesion at T11–T12 ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Myelography #Froin #Syndrome ... FroinSyndrome #NEJM