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Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pericardium • Constrictive ... Pericarditis ... Parenchyma • Chronic ... Syndrome • Chronic
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea ... Tamponade • Constrictive ... pericarditis ... Bronchitis • Chronic ... #Causes
Causes of Generalized Edema - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Overfill (Increased renal sodium retention, Urine Na > 40meq/L)
Causes of Generalized ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... heart failure • Constrictive ... pericarditis ... #Causes
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset HFpEF.
Constrictive Pericarditis ... could pinpoint the cause ... New onset HFpEF case ... pericarditis. ... Constrictive pericarditis-dx
Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive Pericarditis 

A 50-year-old woman with a remote history of mediastinal lymphoma (age
Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive ... Pericarditis ... Causes = RV failure ... pericarditis (this ... #Pericarditis
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
Constrictive Pericarditis ... could pinpoint the cause ... New onset HFpEF case ... pericarditis. ... Lupus pericarditis
Hypotension / Shock Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic:
 • Poor oral intake
 • Hemorrhage
 • Renal loss
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... pneumothorax • Constrictive ... pericarditis ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #shock #causes
Hepatomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Malignant
 • Primary Carcinoma
 • Metastases
 • Lymphoma
 • Leukemia
 • Polycythemia
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Budd-Chiari Syndrome • Constrictive ... Pericarditis Infectious ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hepatology
Bilateral Lower Extremity Swelling - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Acute:
 • DVT *Can't Miss Diagnosis
 • Medication Side
Nephrotic Syndrome Chronic ... Venous Disease • Chronic ... Lymphedema • Constrictive ... Pericarditis
Causes of Ascites - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Portal Hypertension - Prehepatic:
 • Portal vein thrombosis
 • Splenic
Causes of Ascites ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Heart failure • Constrictive ... pericarditis ... #Hepatology #causes