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Imaging options for exclusion of PE in pregnant women
The radiation dose required for either V/Q scanning
for exclusion of PE ... in Table 1 #Diagnosis ... #Obstetrics #OBGyn ... #Radiology #VTE ... #Pregnancy #Workup
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Obstructive Lung Disease ... Neuromuscular Disease ... , PE, Decreased ... Acidosis, Pregnancy, PE ... Disorders #Evaluation #workup
Prospective Algorithm for workup of Pulmonary Embolism in Pregnancy

 Righini M et al. Diagnosis of Pulmonary
Algorithm for workup ... Diagnosis of Pulmonary ... Embolism #Algorithm #PE ... Pregnancy #Pregnant #Obstetrics ... #Diagnosis
A possible diagnostic algorithm for pulmonary embolism in pregnancy (equipose)

Given the variability in guidelines and equipoise
A possible diagnostic ... test to rule out PE ... #OBGyn #Obstetrics ... #Radiology #PulmonaryEmbolism ... VTE #Pregnancy #Workup
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases ... • Lymphatics clear ... Silicosis - Coal worker ... #differential #diagnosis ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
- Differential Diagnosis ... taken at home, work ... • Renovascular disease ... Secondary #HTN #Cardiology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
pedal edema, and clear ... echocardiogram to workup ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... pocus #clinical #cardiology
Ascites - Diagnostic Approach and Differential Diagnosis
The most common causes: cirrhosis, malignancy and heart failure. Approx
Ascites - Diagnostic ... and Differential Diagnosis ... of underlying disease ... Uncomplicated ascites: clear ... Jcortesizaguirr #Ascites #workup
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
Aortic dissection, PE ... triple vessel disease ... Ischemia #ECG #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
Quincke's Pulse in a patient with a normal echocardiogram (non-valvular)

A 70 y/o man presents with new
function, no valvular disease ... Workup for cause ... AorticRegurgitation #Diagnosis ... Fingernails #Nailbed #Cardiology