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Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
Causes of Palpitations ... • ANAEMIA • METABOLIC ... DISORDER • PYREXIA ... #Palpitations #Causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Ketosis Disorders
Ketone bodies are a normal metabolic energy source. Excessive unregulated production of ketones, often accompanied
Ketosis Disorders ... consequence of fatty acid ... (FA) metabolism ... (DKA) - caused ... diagnosis #management #endocrinology
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
Arrhythmias - Differential ... Pregnancy - Metabolic ... Generalized Anxiety Disorder ... #Arrhythmias ... #Cardiology #Differential
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... failure (uremia) K Ketoacidosis ... Acetazolamide Causes ... #AcidBase #disorders ... ABG #bloodgas #Acid
High Output Heart Failure - Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
Obesity - Systemic Vasodilation, Vasoactive Adipokines
Arteriovenous Fistula -
Heart Failure - Pathophysiology ... Myeloproliferative Disorders ... Hyperthyroidism - Increased Metabolism ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology ... #causes
Schematic representation of the major sources of ammonia production and its excretory pathway (GI = gastrointestinal,
although hepatic causes ... and decreased metabolism ... Inherited Urea Cycle Disorders ... - Valproic acid ... deficiency #Ammonia #Pathophysiology
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Note: in DKA, body K+ is lost
Diabetic Ketoacidosis ... out of cells may cause ... Due to neuronal metabolism ... DiabeticKetoacidosis #DKA #pathophysiology ... #endocrinology
Bulimia Nervosa: Complications
GASTROINTESTINAL
 • Dehydration & inability to digest food -> Constipation
 • Recurrent vomiting exposes
hormone levels cause ... abuse may lead to metabolic ... lead to cardiac arrhythmias ... cardiac arrest -> Arrhythmias ... Complications #pathophysiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
• Hypertensive disorders ... Cardiogenic shock ⚠️ Arrhythmias ... impairs heart metabolism ... Rule out other causes ... Cardiomyopathy #Cardiology