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Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
Vascular: ... ex: duplicated SVC ... Pneumomediastinum, Pericardial effusion ... • CXR rotation ... #pulmonary #radiology
Dilated Cardiomyopathy on POCUS Echocardiogram

40yo otherwise healthy M presents with 1 wk SOB. His pmd diagnosed
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... His pmd diagnosed ... to associated pulmonary ... #Cardiology #clinical ... #PSAX
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
or dilated) • Valvular ... • Pulmonary embolus ... and relief of IVC ... deteriorating on medical ... #cardiology #treatment
Complex Pericardial Effusion with Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX
Pt sent to ED c intradialytic hypotension.
with Tamponade on POCUS ... BUN/Cr- 128/9.4. ... IVC plethoric. ... Cardiac #Tamponade #POCUS ... #clinical #cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
: • Focused medical ... myocarditis • Valvular ... • Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... Pheochromocytoma • Pulmonary ... palpitations: PVC
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
Cesarean delivery Clinical ... Key Point: High clinical ... Relaxin: reduces vascular ... congestion on a CXR ... #Cardiology #OBGyn
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
This patient’s clinical ... structural and vascular ... a chest x-ray (CXR ... not seen on a CXR ... #Radiology #CTChest