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Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential ... Valvular disease • Tamponade ... Parenchyma: • Pneumonia ... Emphysema • Cancer ... Pleura: • Pleural effusion
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
spp., NHL; Lung cancer ... Parapneumonic effusion ... Bronchoalveolar cancer ... #diseases #differential ... diagnosis #chestCT #radiology
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Chest Pain - Differential ... Pericarditis - Tamponade ... Pulmonary Causes ... Alveoli: - CHF - Pneumonia ... • Pleura: - Effusion
Pericardial Effusion on POCUS Echocardiogram

Parasternal short axis with moderate pericardial effusion. No clear evidence of tamponade.

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on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Parasternal short ... clear evidence of tamponade ... #clinical #cardiology ... #PSAX #labeled
Fibrinous pericardial effusion with tamponade on POCUS

80F w AFib w pacemaker on warfarin presents with n/v
on POCUS 80F w ... this parasternal short ... : TB, cancer, bact ... Echocardiogram #PSAX ... #Cardiology
Metastatic Sarcoma causing Cardiac Tamponade on POCUS
This 50 yo man had an aggressive sarcoma with cardiac
on POCUS This 50 ... with cardiac and pulmonary ... No pericardial effusion ... Sarcoma #malignant #cancer ... echocardiogram #plax
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
Simplified A-a (assumes Room ... of Respiratory Center ... Atelectasis, ARDS, Pneumonia ... Disease and more • Diffusion ... Hypoxia #hypoxemia #differential
Untreated VSD on POCUS Echocardiogram

Crazy POCUS of an untreated VSD with with pulmonary hypertension, Eisenmenger syndrome,
VSD with with pulmonary ... and pericardial effusion ... profound that tamponade ... SeptalDefect #Untreated #Cardiology ... #Clinical #PLAX
Dilated Coronary Sinus on Echocardiogram (PSAX)

Dilated coronary sinus can mimic pericardial effusion in the  parasternal
Echocardiogram (PSAX ... the parasternal short-axis ... Differentiate from ... #clinical #cardiology ... #POCUS
Malignant RV Mass on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
57yo M with chest pain.  Normal work up including
ventricle suggesting pulmonary ... was metastatic pulmonary ... later he developed RVOT ... Ventricular #Mass #Cancer ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology