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Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
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- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Abnormalities #Disorders #Cardiology ... #Differential # ... #causes
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Chest Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Obstruction • Aortic ... • Trauma - Neurologic ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
- Differential ... should always be ... disorders: - Aortic ... regurgitation - Aortic ... #cardiology
Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
Hypertension - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... based on repeat clinic ... : • Aortic coarctation ... #Differential #
Luftsichel Sign in Left Upper Lobe Collapse - Chest X-Ray

An upper lobe collapse causes the collapse
lung segments to be ... collapsed LUL and the aorta ... Since the aorta ... LUL #Collapse #clinical ... #radiology #Chest
Floating Aorta Sign:  Displacement of the abdominal aorta away from the vertebral column. 
On lateral
Floating Aorta Sign ... the abdominal aorta ... is expected to be ... posterior to the aorta ... #clinical #radiology
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
Non-inflammatory Causes ... MRI lesions and clinical ... consistent with MS ... #Syndromes #neurology ... noninflammatory #differential
Catheter in the Aorta Mimicking Dissection on Echocardiogram
An easy case for POCUS / FoCUS lovers.
Catheter in the Aorta ... structure in the aorta ... should always be ... #Catheter #Aorta ... #cardiology #pocus
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
evaluation should be ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... Coarctation of aorta ... Neurologic disorders ... #Differential #
Causes of Ischemic Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Thrombosis - Atherosclerosis, Arterial Dissection, Fibromuscular Dysplasia
 - Large
Causes of Ischemic ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... - Ascending Aorta ... #Stroke #CVA #Neurology ... #Causes