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Mechanical Complications in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Acute LV/RV Dysfunction:
 • Regional wall motion, systolic and diastolic function,
Mechanical Complications ... cardionerds #Complications ... Infarction #acuteMI #cardiology ... #differential # ... diagnosis #timeline
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis ... and TR Murmurs ... Echocardiography, Cardiac MRI ... #Causes #differential ... #cardiology #algorithm
DARTH VADER Mnemonic for Complications of Myocardial Infarction

D - Death
A - Arrhythmia
R - Rupture (Ventricular, Septal
VADER Mnemonic for Complications ... regurgitation) A - Aneurysm ... DARTHVADER #Mnemonic #Complications ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
• New cardiac murmur ... lesions • Mycotic aneurysm ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... destructive lesion • Complications ... #management #cardiology
CARDIAC RIND Mnemonic for Causes of Pericarditis

C - Collagen vascular disease - SLE, RA, Scleroderma, Vasculitis,
- Dissection, Aneurysm ... Group A Strep complication ... - Delayed post-MI ... #Pericarditis #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
- Overview and Differential ... • New cardiac murmur ... lesions • Mycotic aneurysm ... destructive lesion • Complications ... #Diagnosis #cardiology