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Non-lschemic Causes of Cardiogenic Shock:

Beta-Blockers, Calcium Channel Blockers, Digoxin 

Myocarditis 

Cardiomyopathies (sarcoidosis, amyloidosis, Takatsubo, 
hemochromatosis) 

Valvular
Fibrillation AV nodal dysfunction ... , Sinus nodal dysfunction ... Cardiogenic #Shock #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Regurgitation - Differential ... Prosthetic Valve Dysfunction ... Prosthetic Valve Dysfunction ... Regurgitation #Differential ... Diagnosis #Causes #cardiology
Systolic Anterior Motion (SAM) of the Mitral Valve (MV)

Systolic anterior motion (SAM) describes the dynamic movement
Differential diagnosis ... valve repair or dysfunction ... MitralValve #MV #Cardiology
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
Systolic Murmurs - Differential ... Papillary Muscle Dysfunction ... Systolic #Murmurs #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Kussmaul's Sign - Differential Diagnosis

Typically the JVP decreases with inspiration as the negative intrathoracic pressure "sucks
Kussmaul's Sign - Differential ... where there is RV dysfunction ... physicalexam #diagnosis #cardiology ... #differential #
Causes of MINOCA: Myocardial Infarction With Nonobstructive Coronary Arteries
Ischemia: 
 • Coronary thrombosis & rapid clot
microvascular dysfunction ... Causes #diagnosis #differential ... #workup #cardiology
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
deterioration, Occluder dysfunction ... Regurgitation #differential ... #diagnosis #cardiology
DARTH VADER Mnemonic for Complications of Myocardial Infarction

D - Death
A - Arrhythmia
R - Rupture (Ventricular, Septal
V - Valvular Dysfunction ... MI #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Cardiology
Cardiomyopathies 

Manifestations of cardiomyopathy (CM) range from microscopic alterations in cardiac myocytes to fulminant Heart Failure
cardiac rhythm dysfunction ... Cardiomyopathies #cardiology ... #diagnosis #differential
Mechanical Complications in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Acute LV/RV Dysfunction:
 • Regional wall motion, systolic and diastolic function,
Infarction Acute LV/RV Dysfunction ... HTN and LV/RV dysfunction ... Infarction #acuteMI #cardiology ... #differential #