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Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
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Dyspnea - Differential ... failure - CAD/ACS ... - Too slow • Pericardium ... Constrictive - Tamponade ... • Pleura: - Effusion
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Diagnosis Framework ... Myocarditis - CAD/ACS ... dissection - SCAD • Pericardium ... Pericarditis - Tamponade ... • Pleura: - Effusion
Complex Pericardial Effusion with Tamponade on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C
Pt sent to ED c intradialytic hypotension.
Effusion with Tamponade ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... About 950 ml removed ... effusion/tamponade ... #Tamponade #POCUS
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
Pericarditis on POCUS ... you see on this SC ... effusion/pericardial ... can be seen in tamponade ... Had diagnostic tap-fever
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
 •
Tachypnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Cardiac ischemia • Pericardial ... effusion/Tamponade ... Post-Ictal/Grand mal
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 • Homogeneous pattern: 
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, PM/SSc OS, MCTD ... Smith, Sm/RNP, Scl ... Scl100, Th/To, Scl ... Cytoplasmic #Patterns #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Mechanical Complications in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Acute LV/RV Dysfunction:
 • Regional wall motion, systolic and diastolic function,
pericardial effusion ... • Features of tamponade ... and Rvol ≥ 30 mL ... acuteMI #cardiology #differential ... #diagnosis #timeline
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear Patterns
Homogeneous pattern: 
 • SLE, SSc, AIH, JIA
 • dsDNA, chromatin,
, PM/SSc OS, MCTD ... Smith, Sm/RNP, Scl ... Scl100, Th/To, Scl ... Nuclear #Patterns #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
erythematosus (ACLE ... permanent alopecia Differential ... Lungs: • Pleural effusions ... Serositis: • Pleural/pericardial ... La, anti-Jo-1, SCL
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
reservoir bag and APL ... fluid boluses (250 ml ... 1 o Cardiac tamponade ... #Hypotension #Differential ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis