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Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
coronary syndrome, Cardiac ... Troponin Increases, Cardiac ... pericarditis • Rule out differential ... vasospasm → Coronary angiography ... #Myocarditis #differential
Life Threatening Causes of Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Table

 • ACS
 • Aortic Dissection
 •
of Chest Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Table ... Pneumothorax • Cardiac ... #Chest #Pain #differential ... #diagnosis #table
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
: s/p Coronary Angiography ... or Cardiac Surgery ... PFO, ASD, h/o of cardiac ... Artery #Embolism #diagnosis ... #differential #
Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis According to Localization of Abdominal Pain 

Abdominal pain can originate from
Abdominal Pain - Differential ... narrow down your differential ... (i.e., Cardiac, ... abdominal pain (Table ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
Shock - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... → tension PTX, cardiac ... uw_IMresidency #Shock #Differential ... #Diagnosis #table
Principal Causes of Generalized Edema - History, Physical Examination, and Laboratory Findings 

Cardiac, Hepatic, Renal (ARF),
Laboratory Findings Cardiac ... Edema #Anasarca #Diagnosis ... #Differential # ... Table
Pulmonary Arterial Catheterization – Use and Interpretation:
-Pulmonary arterial catheterization (PAC) has never been shown to improve
However, when the diagnosis ... output (ie, cardiac ... #Diagnosis #PACatheter ... #NormalValues #Differential ... #Table #Chambers
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Chronic Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Effusion • Cardiac ... Artery Disease • Stable ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Hypertension - Differential ... Diagnosis and Screening ... intra-arterial angiography ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... Screening #Workup #table
Scleroderma Like Conditions - Differential Diagnosis
Eosinophilic Fasciitis:
 - Orange peel induration (peau d'orange) of proximal extremities
Like Conditions - Differential ... Diagnosis Eosinophilic ... contractures and/or cardiac ... #Diagnosis #comparison ... #table #dermatology