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Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Heart Failure - Differential ... Regurgitation - Pericardium ... Embolism ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Pulmonary Embolism ... Sister had MI in ... Differential/diagnosis ... Pulmonary embolism ... #Embolism #POCUS
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
- Most Common Cause ... attributable to acute MI ... TTE, TEE, CT or MRI ... #diagnosis #differential ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Left Ventricular Hydatid Cyst on Cardiac MRI 

Illustrative Cardiac MRI image showing a large hydatid cyst
Cyst on Cardiac MRI ... Illustrative Cardiac MRI ... Pulmonary embolism ... May also cause outflow ... Hydatid #Cyst #LV #CardiacMRI
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
Shock - Differential ... contractility) - Acute MI ... exacerbation (any cause ... flow) - Massive pulmonary ... embolism - Pericardial
Syncope - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neurocardiogenic:
 • Vasovagal
 • Orthostatic Hypotension
 • Autonomic Neuropathy
 • Situational (micturition,
Syncope - Differential ... Respiratory: • Pulmonary ... Embolism • Hypoxia ... Contractility: • MI ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
Infarction and Pulmonary ... Embolism In contrast ... on the parietal pericardium ... life-threatening causes ... pain, such as MI
Pulmonary Embolism on ECG 

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Pulmonary Embolism ... Sister had MI in ... Differential/diagnosis ... See thread for POCUS ... Pulmonary embolism
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... embolus 3. ... ancestry, LGE on MRI
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Causes of ST Segment ... Elevation - Differential ... QRS complex Pulmonary ... Embolism: • T-wave ... voltage Other Causes