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Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Coronary Artery ... Fibroelastoma), Mass ... Angiography or Cardiac ... #differential # ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Left Ventricular Thrombus Arterial Embolization on Echocardiogram- Caught in Action! 

The TTE was ordered for cardioembolic
neurocheck was normal after ... #Thrombus #Embolization ... #Cardiac #Arterial ... echocardiogram #Cardiology ... #A4c #Embolism
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
- Differential ... lack of acute cardiac ... function Pulmonary-Artery ... • Pulmonary embolism ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
positive in 90% of IE cases ... : • New cardiac ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... than 5 to 7 days after ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Cardiac LV Thrombus on Echocardiogram (A4C)
48 year old woman in ICU for acute ischemic limb. PMHx
Cardiac LV Thrombus ... Echocardiogram (A4C ... the pedunculated mass ... the context of embolism ... #cardiology
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
• Jaundice • Edema ... • Abdominal mass ... Epigastric: Consider cardiac ... • Splenic vein thrombus ... poisoning • Celiac artery
Post Cardiac Catheterization Complications
Access site complications
 • Hematoma - Pain, swelling, bruising
 • Retroperitoneal bleed -
swelling, pulsatile mass ... Thrombosis or embolism ... - Hypotension, bradycardia ... , rash, airway edema ... #differential #
Causes of Renal Infarction - Differential Diagnosis
Thrombosis: Spontaneous
 • Atherosclerotic disease of aorta and renal artery
Causes of Renal ... Infarction - Differential ... • Cardiac source ... infarction with mural thrombi ... #Differential #
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
- Overview and Differential ... positive in 90% of IE cases ... than 5 to 7 days after ... #Endocarditis #Differential ... #Diagnosis #cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Palpitations - Differential ... Nonarrhythmic Cardiac ... Standing up straight after ... #Palpitations #Cardiology ... #Differential #