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Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
- Most Common Cause ... based on TTE, TEE, CT ... or MRI Minor: ... #diagnosis #differential ... #cardiology
Hampton hump is a radiologic sign which consists of a shallow wedge-shaped opacity in the periphery
periphery of the lung ... may aid in the diagnosis ... with chest CT angiography ... #CriticalCare #Radiology ... #Cardiology #HamptonHump
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
production to cause ... : EKG ($), ECHO ... Nuclear SPECT ($$$), PET ... CT/MRI ($$$$) ... Stress #Testing #cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
verrucous) • Lung ... CA • Involves aortic ... Cause Injury By ... -> TEE • Duke Criteria ... #management #cardiology
Pulmonary Embolism on ECG 

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
's female with chest ... Sister had MI in ... Differential/diagnosis ... seen in 34% of cases ... #clinical #cardiology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
, verrucous) - Lung ... Ovarian CA, involves aortic ... cause injury by ... → TEE • Duke Criteria ... #cardiology #infectiousdiseases
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
represent 'diseases' per ... indicates unknown cause ... vascular diseases (e.g ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Causes include: ... • Pulmonary embolism ... Transfusion-related acute lung ... edema (Traumatic brain ... #cardiology
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
Direct/indirect chest ... 'Sea gull' appearance ... : Dilated CMP, long-standing ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
- Differential Diagnosis ... blood cells in the lung ... • Traumatic brain ... capillaries • Criteria ... multiple smaller emboli