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Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Acute: • Leaflet ... Traumatic Rupture, Acute ... Endocarditis, Acute ... Dysfunction, Post Acute ... #Causes #cardiology
Acute Kidney Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework
PRERENAL:
 - Intrarenal vasoconstriction-hemodynamically mediated
 - Systemic vasodilation
 - Volume
Acute Kidney Injury ... on UA) - Vascular ... treating underlying cause ... - 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
Causes of Gallbladder Wall Thickening - Differential Diagnosis
 • Physiologic: Contracted gall bladder in a non-fasting
Causes of Gallbladder ... Generalized edematous states ... Inflammatory conditions: Acute ... , Cholangitis, Acute ... #radiology #POCUS
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 ... Myocardial Infarction Acute ... neck • Stasis ... apical region • Acute ... #diagnosis #timeline
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
An acute rise or ... disturbance, or acute ... Causes: • Vascular ... Coarctation of aorta ... disease: CKD, acute
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
Shock Classification
Shock Definition: State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
insufficiency, acute ... dissection of ascending aorta ... • Pulmonary vascular ... Classification #Types #diagnosis ... #management #cold
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
Emergent Causes ... system function - Acute ... infection Glaucoma—acute ... headache of life" - Acute ... mentation followed by acute