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Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
• Vascular: Aortic ... dissection, Aortic ... arteries, Venous ... Nodule / mass • Masses ... #pulmonary #radiology
Signs of Pulmonary Hypertension on Chest CT
 • Main PA is dilated and larger than the
Signs of Pulmonary ... Hypertension on Chest CT ... the ascending aorta ... Carina crossover sign ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Causes of Diastolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Early Diastolic:
 • Aortic Regurgitation
 • Pulmonary Regurgitation (Graham-Steell
Causes of Diastolic ... Diastolic: • Aortic ... Regurgitation • Pulmonary ... Flint Murmur) • Atrial ... Diastolic #Murmurs #Cardiology
Feeding Vessel Sign on Chest CT
 • Distinct pulmonary vessel leading into a lung nodule or
Feeding Vessel Sign ... on Chest CT • ... #CT #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology ... #clinical
Halo Sign on Chest CT
 • SPN or mass surrounded by a circumferential GGO
 • DDx:
Halo Sign on Chest ... CT • SPN or mass ... #CT #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology ... #clinical
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Differential/diagnosis ... RV, McConnell's sign ... #A4c #clinical ... #cardiology #McConnells
There are about a dozen x-ray findings, but two of them are especially important: Loss of
important: Loss of the aortic ... knob/aortic-pulmonary ... and the calcium sign ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
Non-lschemic Causes of Cardiogenic Shock:

Beta-Blockers, Calcium Channel Blockers, Digoxin 

Myocarditis 

Cardiomyopathies (sarcoidosis, amyloidosis, Takatsubo, 
hemochromatosis) 

Valvular
Supraventricular/Atrial ... Tamponade, pulmonary ... systemic HTN, aortic ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Causes of Wide Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis
Physiologic:
 • Advanced age-arteriosclerosis (less compliant arteries)
 • Well
Causes of Wide Pulse ... - Differential Diagnosis ... less compliant arteries ... - Chronic pulmonary ... #causes #cardiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Stroke Volume / Arterial ... less compliant arteries ... disorders: - Aortic ... regurgitation - Aortic ... #cardiology