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CHF - Left-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Valvular Disease (Preserved Diastolic/Systolic Function)
 • Mitral Stenosis
CHF - Left-Sided ... Heart Failure - Differential ... Regurgitation Coronary ... Artery Disease ... Uncontrolled Severe Hypertension
Hypertension and Altered Mental Status (AMS) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hypertension:
 • Hypertensive emergency
 • Hypertensive encephalopathy
Hypertension and ... Status (AMS) - Differential ... Cardiac: • CHF ... failure • Renal artery ... encephalopathy #altered #Differential
Stages in the development of HF and recommended therapy by stage. ACEI indicates angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor;
blocker; CAD, coronary ... artery disease; ... of life; HTN, hypertension ... #CHF #Congestive ... ACCAHA #Algorithm #Management
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Chronic Dyspnea - Differential ... Artery Disease ... Angina • Acute Coronary ... Interstitium • ILD • CHF ... • Pulmonary Hypertension
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
Secondary Causes of Hypertension ... - Differential ... Repeatedly normal blood ... bilateral renal artery ... HTN #Cardiology #Differential
Ocular Ultrasound Pocketcard
Painless Vision Loss
 • Retinal Detachment 
 • Posterior Vitreous Detachment 
 • Vitreous
Ocular Ultrasound ... Central Retinal Artery ... Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension ... Pocus101 #Ocular #Ultrasound ... #pocus #differential
Tinnitus - Objective (can be heard/auscultated) - 10% - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Vascular - Arterial:
 • Atherosclerosis
auscultated) - 10% - Differential ... Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension ... Developmental Anomaly • Blood ... flow in normal artery ... Persistent Stapedial Artery
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
- Workup and Differential ... (blood pressure ... (blood pressure ... Vascular: Renal artery ... Workup #causes #Differential
Dizziness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Vertigo:
 • Peripheral: Labyrinthitis, BPPV, Meniere's disease, Alternobaric
 • Central: CVA/TIA -
Dizziness - Differential ... Vertebrobasilar artery ... : • No enough blood ... anemia, Orthostatic hypotension ... jmcchiefs #Dizziness #Differential
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
pressure: systolic blood ... Coronary angiography ... (or coronary computed ... artery disease ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management