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Congestive Heart Failure - Causes, Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
 • Dilated Cardiomyopathy 
 • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Failure - Causes, Pathophysiology ... and Differential ... #Congestive #HeartFailure ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #cardiology
High Output Heart Failure - Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
Obesity - Systemic Vasodilation, Vasoactive Adipokines
Arteriovenous Fistula -
Heart Failure - Pathophysiology ... and Differential ... #High #Output #HeartFailure ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #cardiology
Owing to the morbidity and need for urgent treatment, STEMI is the default diagnosis is patients
need for urgent treatment ... features of the EKG ... : #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #EKG #ECG #STElevation ... #STSegment #Differential
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Heart Failure Pathophysiology ... functional ID) Treatment ... deficiency #CHF #HFrEF #heartfailure ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Evaluation - EKG ... Revascularization, treatment ... Nephrotoxins (e.g ... #Cardiogenic #HeartFailure ... #Cardiology #Management
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Triggers: ATRA treatment ... Pathophysiology ... Prednisone 5mg/kg ... effusions, weight gain ... initiation • Differential
Intracranial Hemorrhage (ICH) and Increased Intracranial Pressure (ICP) - Pathophysiology
ICH Management:
1. Manage Blood Pressure
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Pressure (ICP) - Pathophysiology ... lidocaine, +/- pre-treatment ... Fentanyl 3mcg/kg ... then wait 3min, ... Pressure #ICP #Pathophysiology
Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
Pathophysiology: ... changes on tele/ECG ... tests in cath lab Treatment ... Prinzmetal #Angina #cardiology
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Person Syndrome Pathophysiology ... • Wide based gait ... of diazepam • EMG ... Person Syndrome Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Pulmonary Edema - Differential ... Framework NCPE Pathophysiology ... level <100 pg/ml EKG ... #edema #NCPE #differential ... #diagnosis #cardiology