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Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Obstruction • Aortic ... Non-lschemic • Aortic ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #causes
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
is caused by a ... tear in the tunica ... presenting with chest ... deficit • Shock Treatment ... #Dissection #diagnosis
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
- Differential Diagnosis ... disease (e.g., aortic ... regurgitation • Severe aortic ... consciousness • Near-syncope ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Aortic dissection on Cardiac CTA

This is a amazing gated CTA showing a real time cine clip
is an intimal tear ... Diagnosis is usually ... In this case they ... The diagnosis can ... #radiology #aorta
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
event, follow ACC algorithm ... echo in the last year ... risk (>5%): - Aortic ... Severe Aortic stenosis ... stratification #diagnosis
On the left a chest film of a 19 year old patient with Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
The
film of a 19 year ... this pattern was caused ... challenging differential diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Histiocytosis #Cystic #RadiologyAssistant
Essential Thrombocythemia (ET)
ET is a chronic myeloproliferative neoplasm. Most cases are related to mutations that affect
Most cases are related ... lightheadedness, atypical chest ... Splenomegaly Diagnosis ... WBCs are usually near-normal ... • Treatment algorithms