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Atrial Fibrillation - Diagnosis, Causes, Presentations
Causes (PIRATES):
 - Pulmonary embolism 
 - Ischemia (cardiac) 
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Fibrillation - Diagnosis ... ): - Pulmonary ... - Ischemia (cardiac ... Fibrillation #AFib #Diagnosis ... PIRATES #Emergency #Cardiology
Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
- Differential Diagnosis ... ex: duplicated SVC ... Nodule / mass • Masses ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #pulmonary #radiology
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
The most common cause ... from the various causes ... have an acute cardiac ... , may have non-cardiac ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Wide Complex Tachycardia - ECG Definition and Causes
 • Wide Complex Tachycardia (WCT) is a cardiac
Definition and Causes ... Tachycardia (WCT) is a cardiac ... QRS width ≥ 0.12 sec ... Tachycardia #WCT #diagnosis ... #cardiology #ekg
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
pressure (PCWP) ● Cardiac ... – CVP]/CO) ● Pulmonary ... PCWP]/CO) ● Cardiac ... Interpretation #Diagnosis ... CheatSheet #Waveforms #Cardiology
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Myocarditis Pulmonary ... • Trauma - Neurologic ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Cardiac Murmurs and Maneuvers

An algorithm demonstrating the effect of various maneuvers on systolic murmurs. 
TR, tricuspid
Cardiac Murmurs ... regurgitation; PS, pulmonary ... Maneuvers #Heart #Cardiology ... #PhysicalExam # ... Diagnosis
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Cardiac ... Causes - Rule out ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
Causes of Palpitations ... SYPATHOMIMETICS • CARDIAC ... PHAEOCHROMOCYTOMA • PULMONARY ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Kussmaul's #sign is the paradoxical increase or failure to fall of mean #JVP with inspiration. Commonest
Commonest cause ... failure, right sided cardiac ... SVC obstruction ... #Kussmauls #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #cardiology