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Pulmonary Embolism on ECG 

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Triage EKG (no prior ... Differential/diagnosis ... (II, III, AVF)(pattern ... hypertension (> ... #clinical #cardiology
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Clinical Classification ... ALKI (activin A ... and obstructive pattern ... Classification #Diagnosis ... #Differential #
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Miliary Pattern ... hematogenous spread of a ... Diagnosis of Miliary ... #diagnosis #pulmonary ... #CXR #clinical
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
brain PRES Clinical ... visualized as a ... on MRA/CTA • Anterior ... Reversible course Differential ... • EEG: With persistent
Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Chronic Hypertension:
 • Guidelines as SBP ≥130 or DBP ≥ 90 mmHg
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And Proteinuria (e.g ... ), pulmonary edema ... proteinuria in a ... so have high clinical ... obstetrics #cardiology #differential
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... heart disease • Hypertensive ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... pre-eclampsia, hypertension ... Clinical • Under-recognized
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
parenchyma by a ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Vasculitis (e.g. ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Segment Elevation - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Early-repolarization pattern ... QRS complex Pulmonary ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
- Infection (e.g ... Intramedullary tumor - Hyperextension ... patients with a ... syndromes #lesions #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
clinical diagnosis ... with presence of pulmonary ... ECG is vital while ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management