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What are common stroke mimics?
From Konrad CN, Crocco T, Biola J, Larrabee H. Is it stroke,
CVA #Incidence #Misdiagnosed
Pericardial Clot on Echocardiogram

ST elevation of acute pericarditis was misdiagnosed as STEMI and thrombolysed with SK
pericarditis was misdiagnosed
Prescribing cascade is when a new drug is prescribed, causing an adverse drug effect that is
effect that is then misdiagnosed
Congenital Long QT Syndrome: Illness Script

Who?
 - Kids or young adults, usually < 30
 - high
episodes (may be misdiagnosed
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram

Patient was referred to cardiology for evaluation of dyspnea. JVP was enough to
patients with CP are misdiagnosed
"Scrotal Pain + Uganda:Almost never see it in the developed world unless you are like this
pain for weeks, misdiagnosed
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia - Illness Script

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY: Unknown trigger, reversible inflammatory/fibroproliferative process. Polypoid fibroblastic aggregates that plug
<2mo); usually misdiagnosed
Carotid Dissection on Neck POCUS

Older patient found-aphasia, left sided weakness. Last known well 90min ago. CODE
with high rate of misdiagnosis
Causes of Pseudocellulitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Cellulitis Mimics

Cellulitis: Deep skin and subcutaneous fat infection

Pseudo
Misdiagnosis
What is Asymptomatic Bacteruria (ASB)?
Bacteriuria (isolation of urinary pathogen at ≥10^5 CFU/mL in mid-stream urine) in
smelling urine Misdiagnosis