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Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Right-Sided Heart Failure ... Left-Sided Heart Failure ... Disease • Acute ... Embolism ... Veno-Occlusive Disease #RHF
Causes of Acute Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular
 • Myocardial Infarction*
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • CHF
Pleural
Causes of Acute ... Tamponade* • CHF ... Vascular • Pulmonary ... Embolism* Lower ... #Causes
YEARS Algorithm for Pulmonary Embolism (PE)
Criteria:
 - Clinical signs of DVT
 - Hemoptysis
 - PE most
YEARS Algorithm ... for Pulmonary Embolism ... : - Clinical signs ... #Pulmonary #Embolism ... #AcutePE #Obstetrics
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Stable Angina • Acute ... Interstitium • ILD • CHF ... Embolism* • Pulmonary ... #Causes
Diagnostic algorithm for PE in Pregnancy
YEARS items:
 1. Clinical signs and symptoms of DVT
 2. Hemoptysis
Diagnostic algorithm ... Clinical signs and ... #diagnosis #acutePE ... #pulmonary #embolism ... #pregnancy #obstetrics
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Culture (+): Acute ... New-onset Heart Failure ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... and hematuria, + RF ... Treat underlying cause
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
of acute respiratory ... failure or ARDS ... • Signs/Symptoms ... Embolism: • Acute ... multiple smaller emboli
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Culture Positive: • Acute ... New-onset heart failure ... Cerebral > Splenic, Pulmonary ... cause injury by ... and hematuria, + RF
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
important to recognize Acute ... Decompensated Heart Failure ... with presence of pulmonary ... the determined cause ... #differential #algorithm