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Jugular Waveform Components 
 • a wave - due to atrial contraction: It occurs just before
wave - due to atrial ... - due to right atrial ... • c wave - caused ... y descent - is caused ... Jugular #Waveforms #JVP
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
thrombus - atrial ... considered in all cases ... coagulation and other causes ... #pathophysiology ... #hematology #differential
Causes of Arterial and Venous Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STRUCTURAL:
 - PFO: paradoxical emboli
 - Popliteal
Causes of Arterial ... artery aneurysm: Causes ... arterial clot, ... APLS:PLT ↓ HEMATOLOGIC ... Diagnosis #clots #hematology
Cannon A Waves
 • Caused by atrial contracting against a closed tricuspid valve
 • Atrioventricular dissociation
Cannon A Waves • Caused ... by atrial contracting ... dissociation + retrograde atrial ... diagnosis #cardiology #CVP
Ruptured Chordae Tendineae on POCUS Echocardiogram
 
Many underlying causes, not limited to: MVP, subacute endocarditis, connective
Tendineae on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Many underlying causes ... not limited to: MVP ... Tendineae #POCUS #Echocardiogram
RA/CVP Waveform Interpretation

Central venous pressure (CVP) or right atrial pressure (RAP) waveform tracings can often times
RA/CVP Waveform ... ) or right atrial ... to disorganized atrial ... “cannon waves” caused ... - ‘c’ wave (TV cusps
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Diagnosis and Pathophysiology ... Physiologic Causes ... Pathologic Causes ... of developing atrial ... Differential #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Approach to the Hypercoagulable State
Arterial thromboembolism
→ Cardiac rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging
→ Test for APS, particularly
Hypercoagulable State Arterial ... rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram ... risk actor for arterial ... Hypercoagulable #Workup #hematology ... diagnosis #algorithm #hematology
Childhood Immunization Schedule: Why we immunize
 • Diphtheria Toxin -> URT inflammation causes pseudomembrane with hardened
cause quadriplegia ... invade URT & via hematologic ... within GI and URT causes ... CNS and hematologic ... peds #pediatrics #pathophysiology
Hepatic Masses on CT - Differential Diagnosis by CT Findings

Masses: Hemangioma, Adenoma, FNH, HCC, Fibrolamellar HCC,
Hepatic Masses on ... CT Findings Masses ... Non-Contrast, Arterial ... CBarreraMD #Hepatic #Masses ... diagnosis #liver #hepatology