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1. what is cardiomyopathy: muscle disorder that cause dysfunction of the myocardium
2. three main cardiomyopathies: dilated
hypertrophic
restrictive
3. most important clinical exam sign of DCM: displaced PMI
4. echo in DCM: chamber enlargement
poor systolic function (EF)
valvular regurgitation
5. most common initial diagnostic test in DCM: Echo
6. what can angiography in cardiac catherization do: measure dilation of ventricles, LF
function, coronaries
7. what hemodynamics can cardiac catherization measure: increased filling pressures
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, pulmonary pressures
8. CXR in DCM: alveolar edema (bat wings)
kerley b lines
cardiomegaly
pleural effusion
upper lobe fullness
9. ECG findings in DCM: non specific:
conduction abnormalities
chamber enlargement
LVH
arrhythmias
psuedo infarct pattern
10. conduction abnormalities in DCM: LBBB, RBBB
11. arrythmias in DCM: afib, PVC, Vtach
12. pseudo infarct pattern in DCM: Q waves in localized areas of fibrosis
13. what can cause dialted cardiomyopathy: peri-partum cardiomyopathy
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1. what is cardiomyopathy: muscle disorder that cause dysfunction of the myocardium
2. three main cardiomyopathies: dilated
hypertrophic
restrictive
3. most important clinical exam sign of DCM: displaced PMI
4. echo in DCM: chamber enlargement
poor systolic function (EF)
valvular regurgitation
5. most common initial diagnostic test in DCM: Echo
6. what can angiography in cardiac catherization do: measure dilation of ventricles, LF
function, coronaries
7. what hemodynamics can cardiac catherization measure: increased filling pressures
CO
1/4
, pulmonary pressures
8. CXR in DCM: alveolar edema (bat wings)
kerley b lines
cardiomegaly
pleural effusion
upper lobe fullness
9. ECG findings in DCM: non specific:
conduction abnormalities
chamber enlargement
LVH
arrhythmias
psuedo infarct pattern
10. conduction abnormalities in DCM: LBBB, RBBB
11. arrythmias in DCM: afib, PVC, Vtach
12. pseudo infarct pattern in DCM: Q waves in localized areas of fibrosis
13. what can cause dialted cardiomyopathy: peri-partum cardiomyopathy
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