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Causes of Stroke - Ischemic, Hemorrhagic, Subarachnoid - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Ischemic
 • Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Causes of Stroke ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Hemorrhage #Stroke #CVA ... #Neurology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
How do you work up an ischemic CVA?
A) Initial Evaluation
 • ABCs
 • IV access, monitor
ischemic CVA? ... Evaluate ischemic CVA ... MRI-confirmed non-lacunar CVA ... #ischemic #CVA ... stroke #workup #diagnosis
Causes of Ischemic Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Thrombosis - Atherosclerosis, Arterial Dissection, Fibromuscular Dysplasia
 - Large
Causes of Ischemic ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Ischemic #Stroke #CVA ... #Neurology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Progression of Imaging Findings in Acute Stroke - Timeline
Onset → Hours → Days → Weeks →
Imaging Findings in ... CT • DWI • ADC ... CBarreraMD #CVA ... Stroke #Timeline #diagnosis ... #neurology
Cannon A Waves
 • Caused by atrial contracting against a closed tricuspid valve
 • Atrioventricular dissociation
Cannon A Waves • Caused ... by atrial contracting ... dissociation + retrograde atrial ... Cannon #AWaves #diagnosis ... #cardiology #CVP
RA/CVP Waveform Interpretation

Central venous pressure (CVP) or right atrial pressure (RAP) waveform tracings can often times
RA/CVP Waveform ... venous pressure (CVP ... MD @rishimd #CVP ... Interpretation #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #Venous
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
venous pressure (CVP ... artery pressure – CVP ... = [mean PAp – CVP ... filling in atrial ... Interpretation #Diagnosis
The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
with a peripheral cause ... with a central cause ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #Neurology #AVS ... VestibularSyndrome #Posterior #CVA
Algorithmic Approach to Acute Interstitial Nephritis
When to suspect AIN? (not sensitive)
 • AKI, AKD, rapidly progressive
Algorithmic Approach ... When to suspect AIN ... oliguria • Classic triad ... #Algorithm #nephrology ... #diagnosis
Causes of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Vessel Disease
 • Aneurysm
 • Vascular Malformation
Other
 • Bleeding
- Differential Diagnosis ... #SAH #Stroke #CVA ... #Neurology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes