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Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Echocardiography, Cardiac MRI ... Hyper-eosinophilc Syndrome ... Sarcomeric Protein Disorders ... Diagnosis #Causes #differential ... #cardiology #algorithm
Etiologies of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
 - Genetic 
 - Storage diseases 
 - Neuromuscular and mitochondrial disorders
Genetic - Storage diseases ... mitochondrial disorders ... - Malformation syndromes ... #differential # ... diagnosis #cardiology
Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 • Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... Familial dilated cardiomyopathy ... Drugs, Electrolyte disorders ... Cardiac #Arrest #cardiology ... #differential #
Congenital Heart Disorders - Classification and Differential Algorithm

- Amy Chung, MD, MSc @AmyChung 

#Congenital #Heart #Disorders
Algorithm - ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... #Diseases #Classification ... #Differential # ... Peds #Pediatrics #Cardiology
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Monoarthritis ... arthritis - (Reiter’s syndrome ... #msk #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Valve disease ... • Cardiomyopathy ... tissue (previous MI ... Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
PARKINSON WHITE SYNDROME ... HEART FAILURE • CARDIOMYOPATHY ... • METABOLIC DISORDER ... Palpitations #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
 •
Abnormalities - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... Abnormalities #Disorders ... #Cardiology #Differential
Cardiomyopathies 

Manifestations of cardiomyopathy (CM) range from microscopic alterations in cardiac myocytes to fulminant Heart Failure
) • Short QT Syndrome ... systemic (multiorgan) disorders ... Hemochromatosis, Fabry's disease ... Hypereosinophilic syndrome ... #diagnosis #differential
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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Diagnosis Algorithm ... Peripheral Vascular Disease ... Trauma to Vessel (dislocation ... Marfan's Syndrome ... Vascular #JointPain #MSK