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Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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Vascular Joint Pain ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Infective Endocarditis ... e.g. fractured long ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Coronary Artery Embolism ... based on TTE, TEE, CT ... cardiac surgery, endocarditis ... #diagnosis #differential ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Feeding Vessel Sign on Chest CT
 • Distinct pulmonary vessel leading into a lung nodule or
Sign on Chest CT ... leading into a lung ... • DDx: Septic emboli ... #Vessel #Sign #CT ... #diagnosis #radiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
verrucous) • Lung ... Differential Diagnosis ... Diagnosis? ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Complications of Staph Aureus Bacteremia
 • CNS Infections
 • Septic pulmonary embolism (0.9% - 18.8%)
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Septic pulmonary embolism ... ) • Infective endocarditis ... arthritis - Native joint ... - Prosthetic joint ... Complications #diagnosis
Pulmonary Embolism - Prognosis
Pulmonary Embolism Severity Index (PESI)
Age X, Male gender (10), History of cancer (30),
Pulmonary Embolism ... Prognosis Pulmonary Embolism ... (10), Chronic lung ... #Pulmonary #Embolism ... AcutePE #Prognosis #diagnosis
Infective Endocarditis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pearls:
 - Consider non-infectious endocarditis in pts with cancer/SLE and
Infective Endocarditis ... - Diagnosis and ... Management Summary ... Embolic phenomenon ... #Diagnosis #Management
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
CT demonstrates ... can suggest the diagnosis ... densities iin the left lung ... On the CT cavitation ... #Clinical #Radiology
Halo Sign on Chest CT
 • SPN or mass surrounded by a circumferential GGO
 • DDx:
Sign on Chest CT ... sarcoidosis, mets to the lung ... #Halo #Sign #CT ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology
Multiple masses
The differential diagnostic list of multiple masses is very long.
The most important diagnoses are listed
The differential diagnostic ... masses is very long ... most important diagnoses ... #Management #Radiology ... #Lung #Multiple