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Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Definite: (>2 Major Criteria ... Major + 1 Minor Criteria ... #diagnosis #differential ... #scoring #criteria ... #cardiology
Pulmonary Embolism Rule-Out Criteria

In the United States, the workup rate for PE is astonishingly high, with
Pulmonary Embolism ... Rule-Out Criteria ... #Diagnosis #Pulmonary ... #Criteria #PERC ... #HADCLOTS #Mnemonic
Atrial Fibrillation - Diagnosis, Causes, Presentations
Causes (PIRATES):
 - Pulmonary embolism 
 - Ischemia (cardiac) 
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Fibrillation - Diagnosis ... (PIRATES): - Pulmonary ... embolism - Ischemia ... #Causes #Mnemonic ... PIRATES #Emergency #Cardiology
Pulmonary Embolism Severeity Index Scoring Criteria #EBM #Diagnosis #Management #PESI #RiskSscore #PE #PulmonaryEmbolism
Pulmonary Embolism ... Index Scoring Criteria ... #EBM #Diagnosis
Causes of Hemoptysis - BATTLE CAMP Mnemonic:

Bronchitis 
Bronchiectasis 
Aspergilloma 
Tumor 
Tuberculosis 
Lung abscess 
Emboli (pulmonary) 
Coagulopathy
- BATTLE CAMP Mnemonic ... Lung abscess Emboli ... (pulmonary) Coagulopathy ... Hemoptysis #BATTLECAMP #Mnemonic ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
- Differential Diagnosis ... Embolism (chest ... - Neurologic/Psychiatric ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Cavity Mnemonic for Cavitary Pulmonary Lesions:
C: cancer 
 - bronchogenic carcinoma: most frequently squamous cell carcinoma
Cavity Mnemonic ... for Cavitary Pulmonary ... emboli) I: infection ... bronchogenic cyst #Diagnosis ... #CAVITY #Mnemonic
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Pulmonary Embolism ... Differential/diagnosis ... embolism. ... #Embolism #POCUS ... A4c #clinical #cardiology
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic ... embolus I = infection ... - pulmonary abscess ... bronchogenic cyst #Diagnosis ... #CAVITY #Mnemonic
Radiographic Features of Pulmonary Diseases
 - Pneumonia
 - Atelectasis
 - Emphysema
 - Pneumothorax
 - Effusion
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Radiographic Features of Pulmonary ... Embolism - Acute ... Pulmonary Edema ... #Diseases #Radiology ... #Differential #Diagnosis