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High Output Heart Failure - Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
Obesity - Systemic Vasodilation, Vasoactive Adipokines
Arteriovenous Fistula -
Arteriovenous Fistula ... Acquired (e.g., iHD ... Vasodilation Lung ... Myeloproliferative Disorders ... #cardiology #causes
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
pressure and the diastolic ... Blood Pressure - Diastolic ... : • Valvular disorders ... Arteriovenous fistula ... #cardiology
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
heterogenous group of disorders ... indicates unknown cause ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
edema, and clear lungs ... /sec, (C) mild diastolic ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... Echocardiogram #a4c #pocus ... #clinical #cardiology
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
granulomatous disorders ... pulmonary apices caused ... by a rigid chest ... #differential #diagnosis ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
a parasternal long ... He had no chest ... In this case, the ... #Clinical #EM #Radiology ... #POCUS #CardiacUS
Echocardiographic criteria of LV Non-compaction
Chin Criteria (1990):
 • Absence of any other coexisting cardiac structural abnormality
Views: parasternal long ... and apical • Focus ... Measured in end-diastole ... #Jenni #Chin #cardiology ... #diagnosis
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
rare idiopathic lung ... suggestive of the diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #AIP # ... AcuteInterstitialPneumonia #ILD
Pulmonary Embolism on ECG 

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
's female with chest ... Differential/diagnosis ... See thread for POCUS ... seen in 34% of cases ... Electrocardiogram #clinical #cardiology
CABG Graft Pseudoaneurysm

Chest pain post CABG - always worth taking a look!  Large graft pseudoaneurysm!!
COPD lungs and bad ... and emphysema, ask ... subcostal as in this case ... the diagnosis, ... Pseudoaneurysm #clinical #pocus