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Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Cardiovascular Causes ... / Mediastinal Causes ... Embolism (chest pain often ... Sarcoidosis Other Causes ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
Causes of Primary ... Often associated ... malcoaptation of MV with often ... as above but MR often ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
Perhaps quite too often ... our friends from Cardiology ... treat the primary cause ... consider Tachycardia, often ... may not be the case
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
Perhaps quite too often ... our friends from Cardiology ... treat the primary cause ... consider Tachycardia, often ... may not be the case
RA/CVP Waveform Interpretation

Central venous pressure (CVP) or right atrial pressure (RAP) waveform tracings can often times
waveform tracings can often ... “cannon waves” caused ... - ‘c’ wave (TV cusps ... Interpretation #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
heart disease Causes ... full compensatory pause ... Diagnosis: • PAC – Often ... shorter compensatory pause ... #differential #cardiology
Pitting Edema on Physical Exam
Pitting edema is often diagnosed with a physical exam. The doctor may
Pitting edema is often ... the underlying cause ... #video #ankle #cardiology
Causes of Hyperkalemia

Hyperkalemia is caused by excess potassium intake, impaired potassium excretion, or transcellular shifts. The
Causes of Hyperkalemia ... Hyperkalemia is caused ... hyperkalemia is often ... rarely the sole cause ... #Differential #Causes
Drugs Causing Acute Pancreatitis

Class Ia: The medications in which there was a rechallenge and other causes
rechallenge and other causes ... out other common causes ... Class II: Cases ... and atleast4 case ... #Pancreatitis #Causes
Pericarditis can be seen on EKG with diffuse ST elevations without reciprocal changes along with diffuse
It often follows ... in refractory cases ... #Pericarditis #Cardiology