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Syncope - Differential Diagnosis
The percentage of syncopal events secondary to arrhythmias or structural disease is generally
Diagnosis The ... events secondary to arrhythmias ... cardiopulmonary • Aortic ... stenosis • HOCM • Pulmonary ... #causes
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
, e.g., due to arrhythmias ... carotid sinus syndrome ... orthostatic vital sign ... In many cases, syncope ... cerebralhypoperfusion #arrhythmias
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
sliding/barcode sign ... Consolidations - "Shred" sign ... Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... #differential #diagnosis ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
Causes of Syncope - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac - Arrhythmia:
 • Tachyarrhythmia
 • Bradyarrhythmia
 • Supraventricular Tachycardia
Causes of Syncope ... Algorithm Cardiac - Arrhythmia ... • Sick-Sinus Syndrome ... Obstruction: • Aortic ... Cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary
Syncope - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neurocardiogenic:
 • Vasovagal
 • Orthostatic Hypotension
 • Autonomic Neuropathy
 • Situational (micturition,
Syncope - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Respiratory: • Pulmonary ... • Mitral/Aortic ... #Algorithm #causes
Clinical manifestations of anaphylaxis. 
Neurological (<15%): Dizziness, syncope, seizures, Confusion, impending doom. headache
Angioedema: Lips, tongue, orbit,
15%): Dizziness, syncope ... Myocardial ischemia, arrhythmia ... arrest, Kounis syndrome ... #anaphylaxis #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
Fat Embolism Syndrome
Trauma to the long bone or pelvis accounts for —9096 of cases. The diagnosis
Fat Embolism Syndrome ... accounts for —9096 of cases ... stabilization of fractures ... onset widespread pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Signs
Approach to the Hypotensive Patient - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hypotension

Blood Pressure = Heart Rate x
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Sick sinus syndrome ... • Ventricular arrhythmia ... depletion • Pulmonary ... #causes #Hypotensive
Extrapulmonary manifestations of COVID-19
 • Neurologic: Headaches, Dizziness, Encephalopathy, Guillain-Barré, Ageusia, Myalgia, Anosmia, Stroke
 • Renal:
Gastrointestinal: Diarrhea, Nausea ... vein thrombosis, Pulmonary ... myocarditis, Cardiac arrhythmias ... Extrapulmonary #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
disease (e.g., aortic ... regurgitation • Severe aortic ... Pheochromocytoma • Pulmonary ... consciousness • Near-syncope ... , or syncope: Hemodynamically