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Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
- Differential ... Diagnosis and Pathophysiology ... overdrive • Elevated ... #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology ... #causes #cardiology
Checklist for the Echocardiographic Evaluation of Pulmonary Hypertension
 • Record estimated PASP
 • Evaluate RV size
Checklist for the ... • Evaluate for signs ... of elevated PVR ... • Evaluate for causes ... shunt lesions) • Differentiate
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
: elevated jugular ... narrow proportional pulse ... pressure (pulse ... → no signs of CXR ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Quincke's Pulse in a patient with a normal echocardiogram (non-valvular)

A 70 y/o man presents with new
100 mm Hg), and elevated ... confirm high-output HF ... highest on my differential ... EtOH causes thiamine ... Fingernails #Nailbed #Cardiology
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
Heat Stroke - Differential ... Collapse: • Pathophysiology ... → Syncope • Signs ... - Decreased pulse ... normal/mildly elevated
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
monophasic Pathophysiology ... • Bilateral signs ... pleocytosis, elevated ... infectious myelitis - Elevated ... management #neurology #differential
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis - Differential ... purpura: Strong sign ... diminished, or tender pulses ... claudication, pulse ... tract, and often causes
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Signs of congestion ... Troponin may be elevated ... the determined cause ... #diagnosis #differential ... #heartfailure #chf