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Clues to Differential Diagnosis of Central Cyanosis: Onset of cyanosis, Clubbing, Secondary erythrocytosis, Auscultation, X-ray, Echocardiography,
Clues to Differential ... Cyanotic heart defect ... Diagnosis #Central #Cardiology ... #Causes #Table
Differential Diagnosis for a Prolonged PT and aPTT
If the PT and the aPTT are both prolonged,
Causes include : ... Pre-analytical cause ... Drugs: Direct or ... drugs (e.g. direct ... aPTT #Prolonged #Causes
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Cardiovascular Causes ... Tamponade Pulmonary Causes ... Pneumothorax Other Causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Cardiology
Lung Segment Anatomy Annotated on Chest CT
Right Lung:
 • Upper Lobe: Apical, Posterior, Anterior
 • Middle
Anatomy Annotated on Chest ... radiopaedia.org/cases ... lobes #Segments #Chest ... #CT #CTChest #pulmonary ... #clinical #radiology
Tetralogy of Falot on Chest X-Ray
Tetralogy of Falot comprises four defects -
1. Ventricular septal defect (VSD)
2.
Tetralogy of Falot on Chest ... Ventricular septal defect ... boot shaped heart caused ... CXR #clinical #radiology ... peds #pediatrics #cardiology
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
patient standing erect ... non-perfused vessels and causes ... practice many chest ... supine or semi-erect ... #Clinical #Radiology
Warm Antibody Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia 
1) DIAGNOSE AIHA
 • Anemia: macrocytic > normocytic, ↑ reticulocytes
 •
haptoglobin ↑ indirect ... autoantibodies: positive direct ... 2) LOOK FOR a cause
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
Causes of Primary ... Regurgitation (MR) Causes ... muscle injury: Direct ... /indirect chest ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
 •
Causes of Hypoxemia ... Ventricular Septal Defect ... Atrial Septal Defect ... Abnormalities • Chest ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Abnormal PT and/or aPTT
Prolonged Prothrombin Time (PT)
1. Acquired deficiency of FVII
Causes of Abnormal ... Direct Xa inhibitors ... Pre-analytical cause ... inhibitory drugs e.g. direct ... aPTT #Prolonged #Causes