Echo - CMO, myocarditis Questions with Complete Correct Answers | Grade A+

types of CMO Ans: dilated - dilated chambers, muscle same thickness hypertrophic - thickens globally restrictive/infiltrative - myocardial infiltration dilated (congestive CMO) indications Ans: - multichamber enlargement - ↓ systolic & diastolic fx - if can't eject well, can't fill well causes of DCMO Ans: - idiopathic - familial ----------heart muscle diseases that present as dilated CMO - metabolic - valvular dz - fluid overload from AI - ischemic dz - scarring - peri/post partum - longstanding HTN - chemo - infectious - toxic (cocaine, alcohol) - endocrine disease (diabetes) - immune disorders that attack muscle - neuromuscular complications of DCMO Ans: - heart failure - ↓ output (precursor to heart failure) - dysrythmias - regurgitant valves - as chambers dilate, annulus stretches, so that valves can't close - ischemia - thrombus - infective endocarditis 2D findings with DCM