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Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
- Differential Diagnosis ... Pulmonary/Chest ... decompensated CHF ... poisoning, DKA, Fever ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Bradycardia
1) First Steps: IV, O2, Monitors, ECG, Pads on patient, Crash Cart in room. Is patient
AMS, SOB from CHF ... , Chest Pain • ... 10% above this level ... #bradycardia #diagnosis ... differential #management #cardiology
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Manage chronic cardiac ... Presentation: - Fever ... Fulminant: - Acute HF ... #Myocarditis #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
between these chest ... with low oxygen level ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR ... Consolidation #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
and/or digoxin level ... (no B-lines on ultrasound ... patients With chronic ... #Checklist #CHF ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
UIP with honeycombing (left) and chronic HP (right)
Differential diagnosis of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis.
Subacute stage:
- RB-ILD: seen in
) Differential diagnosis ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #UIP #Comparison ... Fibrosis #Mimic #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Evaluation - Chest ... X-ray and lung ultrasound ... workup or TSH level ... Pyridostigmine - New diagnosis ... 60 mg q6 - Chronic
Increased pulmonary venous pressure is related to the pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) and can be
features on the chest ... patients with chronic ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CHF #CXR #Stages ... Findings #Signs #RadiologyAssistant
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Decompensated HF ... patients with chronic ... Testing: • TSH level ... Fibrillation #AFib #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
or family - Ever ... disease b) CHF ... one post op Cardiology ... change CV risk Chest ... stratification #diagnosis