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Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
production • Treatment ... Cool damp sponge bath ... peripherally - Cooling ... Hyperthermia #comparison #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Owing to the morbidity and need for urgent treatment, STEMI is the default diagnosis is patients
need for urgent treatment ... is the default diagnosis ... to an alternate diagnosis ... : #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... STElevation #STSegment #Differential
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Differential/diagnosis ... Activate cath lab ... A4c #clinical #cardiology
Cor triatriatum
 • Epidemiology
 • Etiology
 • Associated Lesions
 • Differentials Diagnosis
 • Anatomy - Sinister,
Associated Lesions • Differentials ... Diagnosis • Anatomy ... Presentation • Diagnosis ... • Treatment ... #management #cardiology
Checklist for the Echocardiographic Evaluation of Pulmonary Hypertension
 • Record estimated PASP
 • Evaluate RV size
shunt lesions) • Differentiate ... PAH from PVH ... Echocardiography #diagnosis ... #cardiology #echocardiogram
Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
troponin elevation Diagnosis ... provocative tests in cath ... lab Treatment: ... Prinzmetal #Angina #cardiology ... #diagnosis #management
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
coagulopathy) • CBC w differential ... proteinuria • Path ... Renal #Syndromes #differential ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment
Focal Periphyseal Edema (FOPE lesion) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Arrows identifying the characteristic edema-like signal
lesion) - MSK Radiology ... signal about the closing ... (save $$) Differential ... diagnosis: • Salter ... #diagnosis #msk
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
& Dry) is the treatment ... Cardiac cath if ... #diagnosis #differential ... algorithm #management #cardiology ... #treatment #table
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... to think of the differential ... diagnosis is to ... respond to the treatment ... #Diagnosis #Radiology