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Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy - Right Ventricular Involvement 

In up to 1/4 of cases of stress cardiomyopathy (takotsubo),
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy ... In up to 1/4 of cases ... #BrokenHeart #Syndrome ... #Echocardiogram ... #A4C #Clinical
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy on POCUS Echocardiogram

Patient is in shock. POCUS RUSH exam shows the shock is cardiogenic.
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... #BrokenHeart #Syndrome ... Clinical #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #A4c #Ultrasound
Another Takotsubo.

68F actually presented after some very joyous news in contrast to the usual 'broken heart
'broken heart syndrome ... Clinical #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #A4c #Takotsubo ... #Cardiomyopathy ... #BrokenHeart #Syndrome
Blood Stasis and Smoke on Echocardiogram (a4c)
Smoking symbol = Blood stasis without mitral stenosis
Other causes Restrictive
(a4c) Smoking ... stenosis Other causes ... Restrictive cardiomyopathy ... (Infiltrative/Amyloidosis ... #a4c #clinical
Cystic Lung Disease
Upper Lobe Predominant: 
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis, Pneumocystis Jiroveci, Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, Neurofibromatosis Type 1, Paracoccidioidomycosis,
Paracoccidioidomycosis, Amyloidosis ... , Amyloidosis, Proteus ... Syndrome Diffuse ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #pulmonary
Non-lschemic Causes of Cardiogenic Shock:

Beta-Blockers, Calcium Channel Blockers, Digoxin 

Myocarditis 

Cardiomyopathies (sarcoidosis, amyloidosis, Takatsubo, 
hemochromatosis) 

Valvular
Non-lschemic Causes ... (sarcoidosis, amyloidosis ... Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy ... Tamponade, pulmonary ... #Nonlschemic #Causes
A 70 year old was presented to the urgent care center with severe retrosternal chest pain
showed a classic syndrome ... Clinical #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #A4c #Takotsubo ... #Cardiomyopathy ... #BrokenHeart #Syndrome
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
: • Nephrotic syndrome ... & restrictive cardiomyopathy ... Carpal tunnel syndrome ... Testing: • EKG • Echocardiogram ... spleen • Fecal fat measurements
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... Diagnosis and Causes ... Infiltrative: Amyloidosis ... Hyper-eosinophilc Syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Causes of Chronic ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... Pleural Thickening/Masses ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes