Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 β€’ Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
Clinical presentation ... coronary syndrome, Cardiac ... Troponin Increases, Cardiac ... #Causes #cardiology ... #MRI
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM) - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis
 1. Wall thickness 215 mm (TTE/CT/MRI) 
 2. Absence
and Management ... 215 mm (TTE/CT/MRI ... Absence of Secondary Cause ... testing, LGE on MRI ... #Management #Cardiology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 β€’ Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
) - Diagnosis and ... 40, F:M 9:1 β€’ Clinical ... β€’ Immunologic Workup ... Positive in 60-80% of cases ... life-threatening β€’ Treatment
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 β€’ Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
to 1:1 F:M β€’ Clinical ... β€’ Immunologic Workup ... Discontinuation of causal ... #rheumatology #diagnosis ... #management
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
β€’ Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
β€’ Clinical presentation 
β€’ Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
β€’
Myocarditis Diagnosis ... Cardiovascular MRI ... Clinical β€’ ... shock, sudden cardiac ... #Management #Cardiology
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis ... and Causes Clinical ... Echocardiography, Cardiac ... MRI, Cardiac Catheterization ... #cardiology #algorithm
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 β€’ Everyone who can exercise should!
 β€’ They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... production to cause ... ($$$), PET CT/MRI ... Stress #Testing #cardiology ... #management #diagnosis
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Cardiac Tamponade ... β€’ Diagnostic ... thoracotomy is a better treatment ... Plan definitive management ... #Management #Workup
LUMBAR Syndrome

What do you call a segmental lumbosacral hemangioma + spinal problems?? LUMBAR syndrome, a fairly
ensure correct management ... Consider when you see ... spine + MRI/MRA ... LUMBAR #Syndrome #Radiology ... #Diagnosis #Clinical
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 β€’ Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Shock - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Shock - MI ... #criticalcare #treatment ... #workup