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Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
diseases in HIV/AIDS ... ; Lung cancer, Kaposi ... effusion lymphoma), Kaposi's ... #diseases #differential ... diagnosis #chestCT #radiology
Systolic Anterior Motion (SAM) of the Mitral Valve (MV)

Systolic anterior motion (SAM) describes the dynamic movement
Systolic Anterior ... Differential diagnosis ... * Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... MitralValve #MV #Cardiology ... #Clinical #POCUS
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Chronic Dyspnea - Differential ... • Effusion • Cardiac ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... Pneumonia • ARDS ... #Dyspnea #SOB #Differential
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
cardiogenic edema, to differentiate ... have an acute cardiac ... , may have non-cardiac ... infection, ARDS ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
HEART FAILURE • CARDIOMYOPATHY ... SYPATHOMIMETICS • CARDIAC ... PHAEOCHROMOCYTOMA • PULMONARY ... Palpitations #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Heart Failure - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm Cardiac ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Edema - Differential ... lack of acute cardiac ... distress syndrome (ARDS ... #edema #NCPE #differential ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Segment Elevation - Differential ... depression Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy ... QRS complex Pulmonary ... anteroseptal and inferior ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Palpitations - Differential ... Causes: • Cardiomyopathy ... • Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... Pheochromocytoma • Pulmonary ... #Differential #
Pulmonary Embolism on ECG 

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Pulmonary Embolism ... Differential/diagnosis ... See thread for POCUS ... inversions V1-V4 plus inferior ... Electrocardiogram #clinical #cardiology