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Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Acute and Chronic ... flare, Pleural effusion ... Tumor, Pleural effusion ... CHF, Hypertensive ... Valvular disease, Tamponade
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Pericardial • Effusion ... • Cardiac Tamponade ... Stable Angina • Acute ... Interstitium • ILD • CHF
Pericardial Clot on Echocardiogram

ST elevation of acute pericarditis was misdiagnosed as STEMI and thrombolysed with SK
ST elevation of acute ... large clot and tamponade ... #Pericardial #effusion ... POCUS #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c
Complications Following Myocardial Infarction
Heart Failure - Ineffcient pumping of the heart.  Can be acute or
Complications Following ... Can be acute or ... chronic. ... Leading to cardiac tamponade ... Infarction #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Post-MI Free Wall Rupture
1. What's the role of revascularization when presenting with late STEMI?
2. What are
some causes of acute ... hemorrhagic pericardial effusion ... management acutely for tamponade ... FreeWall #Rupture #cardiology ... #complications
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Manage acute cardiac ... Manage chronic cardiac ... HF, Cardiogenic ... Pericarditis, Tamponade ... agent, steroids, AC
Mechanical Complications in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Acute LV/RV Dysfunction:
 • Regional wall motion, systolic and diastolic function,
Mechanical Complications ... Large pericardial effusion ... expanding pericardial effusion ... • Features of tamponade ... cardionerds #Complications
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
• Pericardial Tamponade ... Parenchyma • Chronic ... Disease • Acute ... Syndrome • Chronic ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Evolution of stroke on CT and MRI. 

Day 1: NCHCT demonstrates obscure left insular cortex. No
DWI and ADC images ... show restricted diffusion ... consistent with acute ... images show a chronic ... Timeline #Neurology #Radiology
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
edema - Large effusion ... drained if causing acute ... patients With chronic ... treatment for acute ... #Checklist #CHF