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Differential Diagnosis of Low Voltage ECG #Diagnosis #EM #Cardiology #Low #Voltage #EKG #LowVoltage #Differential #Extracardiac #Cardiac
Differential Diagnosis ... ECG #Diagnosis # ... EM #Cardiology # ... Low #Voltage #EKG ... #Extracardiac #Cardiac
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
cardiogenic edema, to differentiate ... blood flow, Kerley ... have an acute cardiac ... , may have non-cardiac ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Clues to Differential Diagnosis of Central Cyanosis: Onset of cyanosis, Clubbing, Secondary erythrocytosis, Auscultation, X-ray, Echocardiography,
Clues to Differential ... Diagnosis of Central ... gas - Cyanotic heart ... #Cardiology #Causes ... #Table #Comparison
Causes of acute heart failure
 - Acute pressure overload (increased afterload, mechanical flow obstruction) 
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afterload, mechanical flow ... impairment - Cardiac ... #Failure #Differential ... #Causes #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Pericardial Tamponade
Beck's Triad 
1. Hypotension 
2. Jugular venous distension 
3. Muffled heart sounds 
Patient will be
paradoxus - ECG ... will show low voltage ... #Pericardial #Cardiac ... #Becks #Triad #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Diastolic Function Grading - Schematic diastolic filling patterns

I: impaired relaxation, II: moderate diastolic dysfunction (pseudonormal), III:
LV compliance), ECG ... velocities, PVF: pulmonary ... atrium, PASP: pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Grades #Criteria #Table
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
EKG in Acute Pulmonary ... in acute PE are low ... other causes of cardio-pulmonary ... #EKG #Pulmonary ... #cardiology #electrocardiogram
Interpreting Right Heart Catheterizations

Always interpret a RHC based on the indication for getting the test. This
Interpreting Right Heart ... What is the cardiac ... How severe is the ... Catheterization #RHC #diagnosis ... #cardiology
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Right-Sided Heart ... Failure - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Cardiac Causes ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
atrial myxoma, pulmonary ... percarditis - Slow ... , severe right heart ... Absent y descent - Cardiac ... #cardiology