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Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Causes of Severe ... - Differential Diagnosis ... • Structural: Calcific ... Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms ... #Causes #cardiology
Acute Kidney Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework
PRERENAL:
 - Intrarenal vasoconstriction-hemodynamically mediated
 - Systemic vasodilation
 - Volume
Acute Kidney Injury ... urinalysis, labs - Management ... on UA) - Vascular ... - Intrarenal: stones ... appropriate) #Acute
A primer on the causes, evaluation and management of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Young Patients. 
Obstructive:
primer on the causes ... evaluation and management ... of Acute Myocardial ... Hypercoagulable States ... #differential #diagnosis
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
 •
dissection • Aortic aneurysm ... tamponade • AECOPD/ Acute ... • High output states ... Abnormalities #Disorders #Cardiology ... #Algorithm #causes
Mechanical Complications in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Acute LV/RV Dysfunction:
 • Regional wall motion, systolic and diastolic function,
Complications in Acute ... chamber size and valvular ... neck • Stasis ... #cardiology #differential ... #diagnosis #timeline
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Culture (+): Acute ... lesions • Mycotic aneurysm ... Septic Emboli Cause ... Treat underlying cause ... #management #cardiology
Causes of Gallbladder Wall Thickening - Differential Diagnosis
 • Physiologic: Contracted gall bladder in a non-fasting
Causes of Gallbladder ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Generalized edematous states ... , Cholangitis, Acute ... #radiology #POCUS
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
dissection is caused ... the wall of the aorta ... Thoracic aortic aneurysm ... Aortic #Dissection #diagnosis ... #management #vascular
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
and Differential Diagnosis ... Stage 2 hypertension ... Stage 3 hypertension ... Causes: • Vascular ... Coarctation of aorta
Shock Classification
Shock Definition: State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Stages: 1. ... insufficiency, acute ... dissection of ascending aorta ... Classification #Types #diagnosis ... #management #cold