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Causes of Acute Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular
 • Myocardial Infarction*
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • CHF
Pleural
Causes of Acute ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Infarction* • Cardiac ... Tamponade* • ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of acute heart failure
 - Acute pressure overload (increased afterload, mechanical flow obstruction) 
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heart failure - ... impairment - Cardiac ... #Differential # ... Causes #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
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Diagnosis Algorithm ... beats: • Left heart ... tamponade • AECOPD ... / Acute Exacerbation ... Diagnosis #Algorithm
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Cardiac Causes ... • Pericardial Tamponade ... Disease • Acute ... Diagnosis #Algorithm
Hypotension / Shock Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic:
 • Poor oral intake
 • Hemorrhage
 • Renal loss
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Hypotension / Shock Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Obstructive: • Cardiac ... tamponade • Tension ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
 •
Chest Pain - Diagnosis ... and Workup Algorithm ... Pulmonary embolism • Cardiac ... tamponade • Esophageal ... Serial troponin; HEART
Complications Following Myocardial Infarction
Heart Failure - Ineffcient pumping of the heart.  Can be acute or
Can be acute or ... rupture, Leading to cardiac ... tamponade. ... Myocardial #Infarction #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Approach to the Hypotensive Patient - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hypotension

Blood Pressure = Heart Rate x
Hypotensive Patient - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Blood Pressure = Heart ... • Pericardial tamponade ... muscle rupture • Acute
Mesenteric Ischemia - Differential Diagnostic Schema
Chronic: ASCVD, Venous, Vasculitides 5% (PAN, [E]GPA, IgA, MPA)
Acute
 - Venous
Diagnostic Schema ... GPA, IgA, MPA) Acute ... Thrombus / Embolism: Cardiac ... /Vessels (Heart ... #Diagnosis #algorithm
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
cardiogenic edema, to differentiate ... patients, who have an acute ... cardiac infarction ... , may have non-cardiac ... #Diagnosis #Radiology