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Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
: s/p Coronary Angiography ... or Cardiac Surgery ... Scoring: Major: • Angiographic ... PFO, ASD, h/o of cardiac ... #diagnosis #differential
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
Arterial Thrombosis - Differential ... • Cardiac: ... valves - Infected cardiac ... valves (septic emboli ... pathophysiology #hematology #differential
Life Threatening Causes of Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Table

 • ACS
 • Aortic Dissection
 •
of Chest Pain - Differential ... • Pulmonary Embolism ... Pneumothorax • Cardiac ... #Chest #Pain #differential
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
Hampton hump is a radiologic sign which consists of a shallow wedge-shaped opacity in the periphery
diagnosis of pulmonary embolism ... case, pulmonary embolism ... with chest CT angiography ... Radiology #Cardiology #HamptonHump
Causes of Acute Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular
 • Myocardial Infarction*
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • CHF
Pleural
Acute Dyspnea - Differential ... Infarction* • Cardiac ... • Pulmonary Embolism ... #Dyspnea #SOB #Differential
Radiographic Features of Pulmonary Diseases
 - Pneumonia
 - Atelectasis
 - Emphysema
 - Pneumothorax
 - Effusion
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- Pulmonary Embolism ... - Congestive Cardiac ... XRay #ChestCT #Differential
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
dental procedure • Cardiac ... loss • Myalgias Cardiac ... : • New cardiac ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... • Paradoxical emboli
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Warm Extremities
 - Distributive Shock - Low JVP
Shock - Differential ... • Pulmonary Embolism ... Pneumothorax • Cardiac ... #Hypotension #Differential
Approach to the Hypotensive Patient - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hypotension

Blood Pressure = Heart Rate x
Hypotensive Patient - Differential ... Bradycardia (inadequate cardiac ... • Pulmonary embolism ... insufficiency (MC) Cardiac ... #hypotensive #differential