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Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Valvuoplasty • Aorta ... : Acute Aortic Dissection ... Dysfunction Chronic - Aorta ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #cardiology
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
Hematuria - Differential ... hematuria • Signs ... vein between aorta ... #Hematuria #Differential ... #Diagnosis #causes
Varicocele: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Primary:
 - Anatomically: the left spermatic vein drains into the left renal
the abdominal aorta ... scrotal venous distention ... Pathophysiology #Signs ... #Symptoms #Urology ... #Diagnosis
Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
Diagnosis Primary ... breast, prostate, renal ... Referred Pain: • Aorta ... : Dissection, Aneurysm ... #Diagnosis #causes
5 T’s Mnemonic for Causes of an Anterior Mediastinal Mass Differential Diagnosis

Thymus - Thymoma, Thymic Carcinoma.
s Mnemonic for Causes ... Diagnosis Thymus ... Cancer Thoracic Aorta ... or Dissection ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Aortic dissection on Cardiac CTA

This is a amazing gated CTA showing a real time cine clip
Aortic dissection ... the ascending aorta ... the descending aorta ... CCTA #clinical #cardiology ... #radiology #aorta
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Diagnosis Approach ... hypertension and signs ... bruit or signs ... Coarctation of aorta ... #Differential #
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
life-threatening causes ... such as MI or aortic ... dissection. ... #Pericarditis #Symptoms ... #Signs #Presentation
Causes of Renal Infarction - Differential Diagnosis
Thrombosis: Spontaneous
 • Atherosclerotic disease of aorta and renal artery
Causes of Renal ... Atherosclerotic disease of aorta ... • Aneurysms of aorta ... of aorta or renal ... disease of the aorta
Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anterior Mediastinal Mass - 5T’s
 • Thymic neoplasm
 • Teratoma (or
Diagnosis Framework ... Lymphoma • Thoracic aorta ... dissection ... Mediastinal Mass Symptoms ... #Diagnosis #causes