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Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
- Most Common Cause ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... prosthetic valve, PFO, ASD ... Artery #Embolism #diagnosis ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
- Differential Diagnosis ... Summary Causes ... Dermatomyositis Clinical ... Features: • Triad ... ) • AKI: BUN/Cr
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... possibly renal ... failure Clinical ... at the time of diagnosis ... e.g. incidental CXR
Giant dilated left atrium on Echocardiogram (a4c)
It belongs to a 92-year old lady with a history
Echocardiogram (a4c ... sinus rhythm... 1. ... aneurysm idiopathic. 2. ... ASD with R/L shunting ... #clinical #cardiology
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Thrombotic Microangiopathy - TMAs
1. Not all MAHAs are due to TMAs but (almost) all TMAs cause
Microangiopathy - TMAs 1. ... almost) all TMAs cause ... MAHA. 2. ... /o significant renal ... TMAs #hematology #diagnosis
Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
1. ... Small secundum ASD ... to right shunt 2. ... #cardiology #clinical ... echocardiogram #s4c
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Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Clinical Classification ... Hypertension 1. ... mediastinitis, chronic renal ... Classification #Diagnosis ... #Differential #Causes
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Target -1, but will ... vary with clinical ... , bradycardia. renal ... dissociative drug, it causes ... #CriticalCare #diagnosis
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... chest x-rays. 1. ... fever. 2. ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
lung disease Caused ... diffusion-perfusion defect (Type 1) ... anatomic shunt (Type 2) ... Clinical Presentation ... cycles after right atrial