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Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy on POCUS

78 year old woman - Acute delirium but complaining of chest pain 
ECG:
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy ... pain ECG: non ... leads Cardiac ... #Takotsubo #Cardiomyopathy ... Echocardiogram #Cardiology
WOBBLER  for ECG assessment in Syncope 
W - Wolff Parkinson White 
O - Obstructed AV
are hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... right ventricular cardiomyopathy ... associated with sudden cardiac ... Repolarisation as found in long ... #Cardiology
Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 • Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
Causes of Sudden Cardiac ... : Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... Familial dilated cardiomyopathy ... Catecholaminergic polymorphic VT ... #Arrest #cardiology
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
palpitations, dizziness, syncope ... , chest discomfort ... Cardiac Causes ... disease • Cardiomyopathy ... #Arrhythmias #Cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation Overview

Symptoms:
Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

1. Why?
Cardiac:
• Valvular heart disease
•
exercise intolerance, chest ... , syncope. 1. ... Cardiac: • Valvular ... #Fibrillation #Cardiology ... #Management #Algorithm
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Causes: • Cardiomyopathy ... • Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... consciousness • Near-syncope ... , or syncope: Hemodynamically ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Syncope Syndromes
Electrolytes
 • ↑K - brady, peak T, wide QRS, no P,
Approach to ECGs - Syncope ... QT via long ST ... Wong @mchlwng #Syncope ... #EKG #Checklist ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Yamaguchi cardiomyopathy on Electrocardiogram (EKG)
That time when a doctor tells you that you're "having a heart
Yamaguchi cardiomyopathy ... Electrocardiogram (EKG ... unwell when in SVT ... Cardiac MR shows ... hypertrophic #clinical #cardiology
Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
Cardiac Amyloid ... , Symptoms and Management ... - exertional syncope ... despite hx HTN) EKG ... Signs #Symptoms #Cardiology
Congenital Long QT Syndrome: Illness Script

Who?
 - Kids or young adults, usually < 30
 - high
misdiagnosed) - Sudden cardiac ... to polymorphic VT ... **Get baseline EKG ... in new syncope/ ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Cardiology