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Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Rheumatic Heart ... Dysfunction • Ischemia ... Systolic #Murmurs #Cardiology ... #causes
Interstitial pneumonias
An acute reticular pattern is most frequently caused by interstitial edema due to cardiac heart
due to cardiac heart ... The other cause ... cough and some fever ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Acute #Interstitial
Tetralogy of Falot on Chest X-Ray
Tetralogy of Falot comprises four defects -
1. Ventricular septal defect (VSD)
2.
caused the upturned ... #Chest #XRay #CXR ... #clinical #radiology ... #peds #pediatrics ... #cardiology #ToF
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... chronic illness, clinical ... with cough and fever ... with congestive heart ... #Radiology #CXR
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... renal failure Clinical ... symptoms are not caused ... e.g. incidental CXR ... posterior MSK, heart
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
night sweats, fever ... Septic Emboli Cause ... Early embolic/ischemic ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Framework and Management ... Summary Causes ... Dermatomyositis Clinical ... Muscle swelling - Fever ... perfusion → renal ischemia
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
cannot, coronary ischemia ... treat the primary cause ... may not be the case ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #management #clinical
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
cannot, coronary ischemia ... treat the primary cause ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #clinica ... l#foamed #algorithm
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
has pre-existing heart ... esp in work-up/management ... NOTES: The last clinic ... get an EKG and CXR ... bedside echo is never