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Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
Diagnosis and Causes ... abnormalities, Troponin ... Increases, Cardiac ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #cardiology #MRI
Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
Mediastinal Widening - Differential ... Atelectasis, Nodule / mass ... • Masses: Anterior ... effusion • CXR ... Diagnosis #pulmonary #radiology
Cardiac Masses and Tumors - Differential Diagnosis by Location
Diagram illustrating the distribution and pathologic characteristics of
Cardiac Masses and ... Tumors - Differential ... masses according ... #Cardiac #Masses ... Diagnosis #Location #Cardiology
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Diagnosis Algorithm Cardiac ... Causes - Rule out ... Tamponade Pulmonary Causes ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
#Diagnosis #Cardiology #Cardiac #Heart #Tumors #Masses #Differential #Classification
#Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Cardiac #Heart ... #Tumors #Masses ... #Differential #
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Causes of Chronic ... Diagnosis Algorithm Pericardial ... • Effusion • Cardiac ... Pleural Thickening/Masses ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
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Tachypnea - Differential ... motion (PVFM) Cardiac ... Causes of Tachypnea ... ischemia • Pericardial ... Hematologic Causes
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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life-threatening causes ... Pulmonary embolism • Cardiac ... ultrasound • CXR ... aPTT • Serial troponin
Causes of Pericardial Effusion - Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Viral: Enterovirus, Herpesvirus, Adenovirus, Parvovirus
 • Bacterial: Mycobacterium
Causes of Pericardial ... Effusion - Differential ... #Effusion #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #cardiology
Causes of acute heart failure
 - Acute pressure overload (increased afterload, mechanical flow obstruction) 
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Causes of acute ... impairment - Cardiac ... Heart #Failure #Differential ... #Causes #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology