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Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
- Diagnosis and ... Echocardiography, Cardiac MRI ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #differential # ... cardiology #algorithm
Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 • Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
Causes of Sudden ... Channelopathies: Long/short ... Cardiac #Arrest #cardiology ... #differential # ... diagnosis #causes
Etiologies of restrictive cardiomyopathy.
 - Noninfiltrative disorders 
 - Infiltrative disorders 
 - Storage diseases
of restrictive cardiomyopathy ... disorders - Storage diseases ... #differential # ... diagnosis #cardiology ... #causes
Etiologies of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
 - Genetic 
 - Storage diseases 
 - Neuromuscular and mitochondrial disorders
of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... Genetic - Storage diseases ... #differential # ... diagnosis #cardiology ... #causes
Etiologies of dilated cardiomyopathy. HF, heart failure; HFrEF, heart failure with reduced ejection fraction; HIV, human
Etiologies of dilated cardiomyopathy ... immune-mediated disease ... #differential # ... diagnosis #cardiology ... #causes
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Valve disease ... • Cardiomyopathy ... tissue (previous MI ... #Arrhythmias #Cardiology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Hypertension - Differential ... Diagnosis and Screening ... CT or MRI scan of ... #Hypertension #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
Systolic Murmurs - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Systolic #Murmurs #Cardiology ... #Differential # ... #causes
CHF - Left-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Valvular Disease (Preserved Diastolic/Systolic Function)
 • Mitral Stenosis
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Valvular Disease ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #causes
Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
they have high scores ... will correctly diagnose ... a case, or the ... that any given case ... it has a narrow focus