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Differential Diagnosis of Pericardial Effusion

Trauma
Pericarditis
Recent MI
Autoimmune 
Neoplastic 
Endocrine/Metabolic 
Venous Congestion 
Medications 

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#Pericardial
Differential Diagnosis ... of Pericardial Effusion ... Endocrine/Metabolic Venous ... #Pericardial #Effusion ... #Differential #
Causes of Cyanosis in the Newborn - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Peripheral Only:
 • Poor Perfusion
 • Acrocyanosis
Hemoglobinopathy:
the Newborn - Differential ... Only: • Poor Perfusion ... Left-to-Right Shunt ... Anomalous Pulmonary Venous ... Cyanosis #Newborn #Differential
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
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of Hypoxemia- Differential ... Algorithm Ventilation/perfusion ... Right to Left Shunt ... Right to Left Shunt ... Hypoxemia #Hypoxia #Differential
Hypoxemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm by A-a Gradient

Normal A-a Gradient:
 • ↓ Atmospheric pressure
 • Hypoventilation: CNS
Hypoxemia Differential ... Right-to-Left Shunt ... (↑Shunting), ↓Perfusion ... Dead space) • ↓Diffusion ... Hypoxemia #Hypoxia #Differential
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
Respiratory Failure - Differential ... syndrome, OSA DIFFUSION ... VIQ mismatch and shunt ... pulmonary embolus SHUNT ... Failure #hypoxia #Differential
Pericardial Clot on Echocardiogram

ST elevation of acute pericarditis was misdiagnosed as STEMI and thrombolysed with SK
thrombolysed with SK ... hemorrhagic pericardial effusion ... #Pericardial #effusion ... clinical #cardiology #a4c
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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Causes of Knee Effusions ... - Differential ... Framework Knee Effusion ... #causes #differential ... #diagnosis #msk
Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
Mediastinal Widening - Differential ... pulmonary arteries, Venous ... Pneumomediastinum, Pericardial effusion ... Mediastinal #Widening #Differential
Dizziness - Central and Peripheral Causes - Differential Diagnosis
Central Causes:
 • Cerebrovascular:  vertebrobasilar, TIA, Wallenburg,
Peripheral Causes - Differential ... oticus (Ramsay Hunt ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... Peripheral #Causes #Differential
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential ... cava syndrome • Shunt ... Pleura: • Pleural effusion ... 2LmUODZ #Dyspnea #Differential