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Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Chest Pain - Differential ... Aortic Stenosis - Ischemic ... Angina - Non-lschemic ... • Pleural Effusion ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology
Non-lschemic Causes of Cardiogenic Shock:

Beta-Blockers, Calcium Channel Blockers, Digoxin 

Myocarditis 

Cardiomyopathies (sarcoidosis, amyloidosis, Takatsubo, 
hemochromatosis) 

Valvular
Non-lschemic Causes ... of Cardiogenic ... Tamponade, pulmonary ... #Shock #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Heart Failure & Cardiogenic ... - Large effusion ... nitroglycerine infusion ... antiarrhythmics - Ischemic ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
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Tachypnea - Differential ... embolism • Cardiac ischemia ... • Pericardial ... effusion/Tamponade ... Tachypnea #Hyperpnea #Differential
Causes of Ischemic Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Thrombosis - Atherosclerosis, Arterial Dissection, Fibromuscular Dysplasia
 - Large
Causes of Ischemic ... infarction • Pulmonary ... embolus • Pericardial ... effusion ... • Shock #Ischemic
Mechanical Complications in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Acute LV/RV Dysfunction:
 • Regional wall motion, systolic and diastolic function,
pericardial effusion ... Muscle Rupture and Ischemic ... afterload • Severe ischemic ... Infarction #acuteMI #cardiology ... #differential #
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Edema - Differential ... • Negative for ischemic ... use causing non-cardiogenic ... #edema #NCPE #differential ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Dilated Coronary Sinus on Echocardiogram (PSAX)

Dilated coronary sinus can mimic pericardial effusion in the  parasternal
effusion in the ... Pericardial effusion ... Differentiate from ... #clinical #cardiology ... #POCUS
Untreated VSD on POCUS Echocardiogram

Crazy POCUS of an untreated VSD with with pulmonary hypertension, Eisenmenger syndrome,
VSD with with pulmonary ... syndrome, and pericardial ... effusion. ... SeptalDefect #Untreated #Cardiology ... #Clinical #PLAX
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
EGPA) • Digital ischemia ... coagulopathy) • CBC w differential ... EGPA (↓ LVEF, pericardial ... effusion) • PFTs ... Renal #Syndromes #differential