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Causes of Stroke - Ischemic, Hemorrhagic, Subarachnoid - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Ischemic
 • Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Causes of Stroke ... - Ischemic, Hemorrhagic ... Algorithm • Ischemic ... #CVA #Neurology ... #Differential #
ST segment elevation in acute myocardial ischemia

ST segment elevations with straight (horizontal, upsloping or downsloping) or
myocardial ischemia ... transmural ischemia ... by ischemia (Figure ... probability of ischemia ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Stroke Etiologies
Hemorrhagic (IPH, SAH)
Ischemic
 - Large Vessel Atherosclerosis
 - Cardioembolic: Atrial fib, prosthetic valves, LV aneurysm,
Stroke Etiologies ... Hemorrhagic (IPH, SAH) Ischemic ... Endocarditis, Acute ... - Strong Medicine ... #causes #differential
Causes of Ischemic Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Important to determine and treat the etiology behind because
Causes of Ischemic ... Stroke - Differential ... gabrieltalledop #Ischemic ... #Stroke #CVA #Differential ... #Diagnosis #causes
How do you work up an ischemic CVA?
A) Initial Evaluation
 • ABCs
 • IV access, monitor
you work up an ischemic ... ) B) Evaluate ischemic ... Cardioembolic: • ECG ... udaygulati #ischemic ... #CVA #stroke #workup
Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
presentation: Pseudo-acute ... Paraclinical assessment: EKG ... diagnosis: Ischernic ... #Myocarditis #differential ... #cardiology #MRI
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
EKG in Acute Pulmonary ... findings in acute ... evaluating for other causes ... leads) RV Ischemia ... AcutePE #diagnosis #cardiology
Causes of Ischemic Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Thrombosis - Atherosclerosis, Arterial Dissection, Fibromuscular Dysplasia
 - Large
Causes of Ischemic ... Stroke - Differential ... • Shock #Ischemic ... #Stroke #CVA #Neurology ... #Differential #
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
Diffuse Acute Abdominal ... (<72 hours) - Differential ... musculoskeletal causes ... • Mesenteric ischemia ... Metabolic disease (e.g
Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic: 
  - Cornea: Scarring, Edema
  - Lens: Cataracts
Vision Loss - Differential ... pituitary tumor) Acute ... Vein Occlusion, Ischemic ... Hemorrhage, TIA, Stroke ... #Diagnosis #causes