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Syncope - Differential Diagnosis
The percentage of syncopal events secondary to arrhythmias or structural disease is generally
Syncope - Differential ... Sick sinus, AV block ... stenosis • HOCM • Pulmonary ... 2% #syncope #differential
Syncope - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neurocardiogenic:
 • Vasovagal
 • Orthostatic Hypotension
 • Autonomic Neuropathy
 • Situational (micturition,
Syncope - Differential ... Respiratory: • Pulmonary ... /3rd degree AV Block ... Syncope #Cardiology #Differential
Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
FLUTTER • HEART BLOCK ... PHAEOCHROMOCYTOMA • PULMONARY ... Palpitations #Causes #Differential
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
Pressure Waveforms - Differential ... atrioventricular block ... atrial myxoma, pulmonary ... Waveforms #JVP #Differential
Approach to the Hypotensive Patient - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hypotension

Blood Pressure = Heart Rate x
Hypotensive Patient - Differential ... bradycardia • AV blocks ... depletion • Pulmonary ... #hypotensive #differential
Causes of Syncope - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac - Arrhythmia:
 • Tachyarrhythmia
 • Bradyarrhythmia
 • Supraventricular Tachycardia
Causes of Syncope - Differential ... Atrioventricular Block ... Cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... Syncope #Neurology #Differential
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
 •
Bradycardia - Differential ... Hyperkalemia Pulmonary ... surgery • Heart block ... #Bradycardia #differential
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... sided IE: heart block ... lesions, heart block
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Segment Elevation - Differential ... Bundle Branch Block ... QRS complex Pulmonary ... bundle-branch block ... Segment #Elevation #differential
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Palpitations - Differential ... with variable block ... atrioventricular block ... Pheochromocytoma • Pulmonary ... Palpitations #Cardiology #Differential