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Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
Mediastinal Widening - Differential ... arteries, Venous ... or arterial great ... ex: duplicated SVC ... #radiology
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Pulmonary Embolism ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Differential/diagnosis ... #A4c #clinical ... #cardiology #McConnells
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Heart Failure - Differential ... Embolism ... Arterial Hypertension ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Pericardial Constriction on Echocardiogram with Septal Bounce

Fantastic example of pericardial constriction. Not only a nice septal
on Echocardiogram ... bounce, but very clear ... #Constriction #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology ... #POCUS #a4c #bounce
Cavity Mnemonic for Cavitary Pulmonary Lesions:
C: cancer 
 - bronchogenic carcinoma: most frequently squamous cell carcinoma
cell carcinoma (SCC ... most frequently SCC ... emboli) I: infection ... (bacterial/fungal ... Cavitary #Lesions #Differential
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Chronic Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm Pericardial ... Arrhythmia • Atrial ... Embolism* • Pulmonary ... #Dyspnea #SOB #Differential
Causes of Ischemic Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Thrombosis - Atherosclerosis, Arterial Dissection, Fibromuscular Dysplasia
 - Large
Ischemic Stroke - Differential ... Vessel - Lacunar Embolus ... infarction • Pulmonary ... embolus • ... Pericardial effusion
Checklist for the Echocardiographic Evaluation of Pulmonary Hypertension
 • Record estimated PASP
 • Evaluate RV size
Evaluation of Pulmonary ... • Evaluate for pericardial ... shunt lesions) • Differentiate ... Echocardiography #diagnosis #cardiology ... #echocardiogram
Approach to the Hypotensive Patient - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hypotension

Blood Pressure = Heart Rate x
Hypotensive Patient - Differential ... tachycardia • Atrial ... depletion • Pulmonary ... embolismPericardial ... #hypotensive #differential
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
Pericarditis on Echocardiogram ... pedal edema, and clear ... transthoracic echocardiogram ... circumferential pericardial ... #cardiology