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Estimating Left Ventricular Filling Pressure by Echocardiography

#Diagnosis #Cardiology #Echocardiogram #POCUS #Diastolic #Dysfunction #Diastology #Diastasis #EWave #AWave
Estimating Left ... Ventricular Filling Pressure ... Echocardiogram #POCUS #Diastolic
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
- Differential ... and the diastolic ... - Diastolic Blood ... Diagnoses: • Acute ... #Differential #
Causes of acute heart failure
 - Acute pressure overload (increased afterload, mechanical flow obstruction) 
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Causes of acute ... heart failure - Acute ... pressure overload ... impairment - Acute ... Heart #Failure #Differential
Ocular Ultrasound Pocketcard
Painless Vision Loss
 • Retinal Detachment 
 • Posterior Vitreous Detachment 
 • Vitreous
Elevated Intracranial Pressure ... Ultrasound #pocus #differential ... diagnosis #radiology #ophthalmology
Causes of Generalized Edema - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Overfill (Increased renal sodium retention, Urine Na > 40meq/L)
Generalized Edema - Differential ... Interstitial Oncotic Pressure ... Capillary Oncotic Pressure ... • Sepsis • Acute ... #Generalized #Differential
Unilateral Acute Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Painful - Cornea
 • Keratopathy
Painful - No Abnormalities of
Unilateral Acute ... Vision Loss - Differential ... Optic Nerve • Acute ... #VisionLoss #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #Ophthalmology
Bilateral Acute Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Complete/ Partial Homonymous Hemianopia
 • Infarct
 • Intracranial Hemorrhage
Bilateral Acute ... Vision Loss - Differential ... #Bilateral #Acute ... #VisionLoss #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #Ophthalmology
Differential diagnoses for the neuro-ophthalmologic finding of diplopia.
Neoplastic: 
 • Intraorbital meningioma 
 • Pituitary adenoma
Differential diagnoses ... for the neuro-ophthalmologic ... Increased intracranial pressure ... #Diplopia #Differential ... Diagnosis #Causes #Ophthalmology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup and Differential ... An acute rise or ... Onset of diastolic ... disturbance, or acute ... Workup #causes #Differential
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
Hypertension - Differential ... Repeatedly normal blood pressure ... Hypothyroidism (mainly diastolic ... HTN #Cardiology #Differential