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Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM) - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis
 1. Wall thickness 215 mm (TTE/CT/MRI) 
 2. Absence
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy ... 215 mm (TTE/CT/MRI ... testing, LGE on MRI ... Prevent Sudden Cardiac ... Prevent Sudden Cardiac
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
- Diagnosis and ... Descents, Rales,+S4, MR ... Echocardiography, Cardiac ... MRI, Cardiac Catheterization ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Syncope Diagnostic Testing and Evaluation: Cost Effectiveness
Frequency obtained - Abnormal findings - Helped determine etiology of
Syncope Diagnostic ... ECG, Telemetry, Cardiac ... /S, EEG, Brain MRI ... , Cardiac stress ... Effectiveness #table
Bedside Classification of Shock

Hypovolemic shock 

- Vomiting, diarrhea, overdiuresis 

- Hemorrhage (GI, peritoneal, RP) 

Distributive shock
Anaphylaxis - Post-cardiac ... - Takotsubo cardiomyopathy ... Endocarditis - Post-MI ... Cardiogenic #Comparison #Table ... #Diagnosis #Features
Cardiac Murmurs and Maneuvers

An algorithm demonstrating the effect of various maneuvers on systolic murmurs. 
TR, tricuspid
Cardiac Murmurs ... stenosis; MVP/MR ... hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy ... DrJayMohan #Cardiac ... #PhysicalExam #Diagnosis
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
- Differential Diagnosis ... failure, acute MI ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #table #comparison ... #criticalcare
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
- Differential Diagnosis ... chest discomfort Cardiac ... disease • Cardiomyopathy ... tissue (previous MI ... ) Non-Cardiac Causes
Arterial Lines - Abnormal Arterial Waveforms:
 - Underdampened: Falsely High BP - Adjust monitor filter settings
inspiration - Cardiac ... & LV Failure, Cardiomyopathy ... lines #waveforms #diagnosis ... #criticalcare
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... • They must be able ... ventricular arrythmias Diagnostics ... ($$$), PET CT/MRI ... COREIMpodcast #Cardiac
Shock Classification Types - Pathophysiology Comparison

Obstructive Shock:
 • Obstructive shock is characterized by a blockage in
pericardial effusion, cardiac ... Signs: Normal cardiac ... infarction. end-stage cardiomyopathy ... Pathophysiology #Comparison #criticalcare ... #diagnosis #classification