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Causes of Wide Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis
Physiologic:
 • Advanced age-arteriosclerosis (less compliant arteries)
 • Well
- Differential ... Pathologic: • Valvular disorders ... - Chronic pulmonary ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #causes #cardiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
- Differential ... : • Valvular disorders ... Myeloproliferative disorders ... - Chronic pulmonary ... Pathophysiology #causes #cardiology
Imaging Patterns of Toxic and Metabolic Brain Disorders

Thalami, Mammillary Bodies and Tectum: Wernicke Encephalopathy
Dentate Nuclei: Metronidazole,
Tracts Involvement: Chronic ... T1 High Signal: Chronic ... #Clinical #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Neurology
Causes of Dementia / Cognitive Impairment - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Affecting Multiple Domains
 • Depression
 • Delirium
Decline
Cognitive Impairment - Differential ... Causes • Normal Pressure ... Meningitis • Chronic ... Paraneoplastic disorder ... #Differential #
Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Chronic Hypertension:
 • Guidelines as SBP ≥130 or DBP ≥ 90 mmHg
 •
Hypertensive Disorders ... or eclampsia Chronic ... #Hypertensive #Disorders ... htn #obstetrics #cardiology ... #differential #
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
Elevated intraocular pressure ... Elevated intracranial pressure ... irrigation • Management ... specific bleeding disorders ... Excretion #Diuresis #Nephrology
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
(pulse pressure ... *Chronic HFrEF may ... → no signs of CXR ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #pharmacology
Subcutaneous emphysema on Chest XRay

Etiologies:   Pneumothorax (spontaneous or traumatic), trauma (tracheobronchial injury, barotrauma), esophageal
(from positive pressure ... inhalation Management ... Subcutaneous #emphysema #ChestXRay ... #CXR #Clinical ... #Radiology
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
an autoimmune disorder ... life-threatening Differential ... inhibition - Chronic ... Gravis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
• Hypertensive disorders ... , selenium) Differential ... congestion on a CXR ... recognition and management ... Cardiomyopathy #Cardiology