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Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
HEART BLOCK • PREMATURE ... PARKINSON WHITE SYNDROME ... • PYREXIA • HYPOVOLAEMIA ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Cardiology
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
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of Asthma • Hypovolemic ... shock • Constrictive ... Abnormalities #Disorders ... #Cardiology #Differential ... #causes
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
heart disease Causes ... : • Hypertension ... Hypomagnesemia • Hypokalemia ... more intensive treatment ... #cardiology
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Clinical: Dyspnea ... Hyper-eosinophilc Syndrome ... Sarcomeric Protein Disorders ... #differential # ... cardiology #algorithm
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Palpitations - Differential ... : • Cardiomyopathy ... Hypoglycemia • Hypovolemia ... Psychiatric: • Panic disorder ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
(PRES) Overview ... Infection/Sepsis/Shock ... Reversible course Differential ... the underlying cause ... #diagnosis #management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... pre-eclampsia, hypertension ... Pts: cardiogenic shock ... #cardiology #treatment
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
acute coronary syndrome ... the determined cause ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment