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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 ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Regurgitation Coronary ... Artery Disease
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Chronic Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Artery Disease ... Angina • Acute Coronary ... Interstitium • ILD • CHF
Stages in the development of HF and recommended therapy by stage. ACEI indicates angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor;
blocker; CAD, coronary ... artery disease; ... #CHF #Congestive ... Stages #ACCAHA #Algorithm ... #Management #Cardiology
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Liver Injury - Differential ... Budd-Chiari, Congestion/CHF ... • Hepatic Artery ... Causes #Acute #algorithm ... #hepatology
Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased kidney function (eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2)
Kidney Disease - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Atheroemboli • Renal artery ... Family history, ultrasound ... #Differential #
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
skin injury) • Neurologic ... , myocarditis, coronary ... artery aneurysms ... Behcet disease) Differential ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Liver Injury - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... syndrome, Congestion/CHF ... disease • Hepatic artery ... #hepatology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
with systemic, neurologic ... involve the temporal artery ... very remarkable w/differential ... Role of temporal artery ... Symptoms #Diagnosis #Management
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis - Differential ... Superficial temporal artery ... disturbance • Temp. artery ... affects the skin, neurologic ... node syndrome • Coronary
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
importantly, bedside ultrasound ... cath if acute coronary ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... #heartfailure #chf