Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
โ€ข Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
โ€ข Clinical presentation 
โ€ข Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Myocarditis Diagnosis ... performed) โ€ข Clinical ... gallop โ€ข Abnormal ECG ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Cardiology
Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 โ€ข Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
Myocarditis - Diagnosis ... and Causes โ€ข Clinical ... Recent flu-like syndrome ... Paraclinical assessment: EKG ... #Causes #cardiology
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Build clinical suspicion ... Clinical Presentation ... Pericarditis, Tamponade EKG ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #summary
Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Clinical Presentation ... despite hx HTN) EKG ... #Cardiology #Staging
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 โ€ข Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
Equivalents on ECG ... point โ€ข De Winter syndrome ... #Equivalents #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #differential #cardiology
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
EKG of the same ... are enough to diagnose ... thatโ€™s called โ€œclinical ... Awaves #AVNRT #PhysicalExam ... #JVP #Cardiology
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Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 โ€ข Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
, dyspnea, +/- CXR ... WBC >100k, + lab signs ... unless worrisome EKG ... #TLS #diagnosis ... #management #hematology
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or โ‰ฅ 39 C this is a
39 C this is a clinical ... Surgical devices, e.g ... Sepsis (โ†’ 3-14) e.g ... (e.g. haloperidol ... #Management #Workup
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome โ€“ ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... โ€“ ARDS: Clinical ... detected on CT or CXR ... objective assessmentโ€œ (e.g ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 โ€ข Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
cardiomyopathy (e.g ... hemodynamics (e.g ... LVEF recovery (e.g ... teratogenic GDMT meds (e.g ... #management #cardiology