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PAH vs. heart failure with preserved ejection fraction [HFpEF]
#Diagnosis #Pulmonary #Hypertension #PAH #Comparison #Table #HFpEF #DiastolicCHF
PAH vs. heart failure ... fraction [HFpEF] #Diagnosis ... #Pulmonary #Hypertension ... PAH #Comparison #Table
Causes of Ascites - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Portal Hypertension - Prehepatic:
 • Portal vein thrombosis
 • Splenic
Causes of Ascites ... - Differential Diagnosis ... • Acute liver failure ... Post-Hepatic: • Heart ... failure • Constrictive
Pediatric Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Stridor:
 • Croup
 • Foreign Body
 • Tracheitis
 • Epiglottitis
 •
Pediatric Dyspnea ... - Differential Diagnosis ... • Congestive Heart ... Failure • Bronchiolitis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Relevant Sonopathology of the Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX) - Point of Care Ultrasound
 - Right Ventricular
Stenosis - Diastolic Heart ... Failure - Aortic ... Failure Infographic ... @emspocus #Diagnosis ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Causes of Depressed / Lethargic Newborn - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Maternal Related:
 • Drugs (Ex. SSRI)
 •
Causes of Depressed ... - Differential Diagnosis ... • Gestational Hypertension ... • Congenital Heart ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Causes of Peripheral Edema - Differential Diagnosis
Increased Hydrostatic Pressure
 • Volume Expansion: Kidney failure, Pregnancy, Medication
Causes of Peripheral ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Acute salt load, Heart ... Insufficiency: Heart ... hypertension, Cirrhosis
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
disequilibrium syndrome • Diagnosis ... Metolazone) • Hypertension ... Kidney stones caused ... Triamterene • Hypertension ... #Medications #Table
Causes of Generalized Edema - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Overfill (Increased renal sodium retention, Urine Na > 40meq/L)
Causes of Generalized ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Pressure • Right heart ... failure • Constrictive ... pericarditis • Portal hypertension
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
and Differential Diagnosis ... with previously stable ... or papilledema, heart ... failure, neurologic ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Echocardiography
Right ventricular function can be assessed using several methods and echocardiography is generally the first‐line tool
predictive of all‐cause ... mortality and heart ... failure hospitalizations ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram