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Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
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- Differential ... drop in arterial pressure ... >10mmHg: • Cardiac ... Abnormalities #Disorders #Cardiology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Causes of Wide Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis
Physiologic:
 • Advanced age-arteriosclerosis (less compliant arteries)
 • Well
Causes of Wide Pulse ... Pressure - Differential ... disorders: - aortic ... #Pressure #Differential ... #cardiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Widened Pulse Pressure ... Pulse Pressure = ... Pulse Pressure = ... #Pressure #Differential ... #cardiology
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
is caused by a ... disease • Cardiac ... Examine for: • Pulse ... deficit/differential ... Control blood pressure
Tetralogy of Falot on Chest X-Ray
Tetralogy of Falot comprises four defects -
1. Ventricular septal defect (VSD)
2.
Overriding aorta ... boot shaped heart caused ... the upturned cardiac ... Chest #XRay #CXR #clinical ... #pediatrics #cardiology
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
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Bradycardia - Differential ... Raised Intracranial Pressure ... Bradycardia Cardiac ... Tachy-Brady syndrome • Aortic ... #cardiology #BRADI
Catheter in the Aorta Mimicking Dissection on Echocardiogram
An easy case for POCUS / FoCUS lovers.
Echocardiogram An easy case ... for POCUS / FoCUS ... interpreted in the clinical ... #a4c #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Microcavitation due to mechanical valve closure (aortic in this case).

Dissolved gas changing state due to changes
valve closure (aortic ... changes in partial pressure ... that causes micro ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... #Clinical #A2C
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
In this case, the ... widening of the aortic ... Northwestern University #Clinical ... #EM #Radiology ... #POCUS #CardiacUS
Aortic Coarctation on Echocardiogram
10 yo male,  his father has TGV with a Senning surgery
Aortic Coarctation ... abnormal high blood presure ... absent femoral pulses ... Echocardiogram #cardiology ... #clinical #pocus