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Differential Diagnosis for ST Segment Elevations
 - ACUTE STEMI 
 - PULMONARY EMBOLISM 
 - LBBB
Differential Diagnosis ... Elevations - ACUTE ... STEMI - PULMONARY ... ) - BRUGADA SIGN ... SPIKED HELMET SIGN
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
consolidation is pulmonary ... cardiogenic edema, to differentiate ... Look for other signs ... patients, who have an acute ... Consolidation #Differential
Causes of Cough and Hemoptysis
Acute Inflammation 
 - Laryngitis 
 - Tracheobronchitis 
 - Mycoplasma and
and Hemoptysis Acute ... Bronchiectasis - Pulmonary ... Mitral Stenosis - Pulmonary ... Cough #Hemoptysis #Differential ... #Causes #Table
Extrapulmonary manifestations of COVID-19
 • Neurologic: Headaches, Dizziness, Encephalopathy, Guillain-Barré, Ageusia, Myalgia, Anosmia, Stroke
 • Renal:
of COVID-19 • Neurologic ... Stroke • Renal: Acute ... vein thrombosis, Pulmonary ... cor pulmonale ... Extrapulmonary #Diagnosis #Signs
Stroke Etiologies
Hemorrhagic (IPH, SAH)
Ischemic
 - Large Vessel Atherosclerosis
 - Cardioembolic: Atrial fib, prosthetic valves, LV aneurysm,
Hemorrhagic (IPH, SAH ... Endocarditis, Acute ... Stroke #causes #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
sliding/barcode sign ... Consolidations - "Shred" sign ... the severity Acute ... #differential # ... diagnosis #signs
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
Features That Differentiate ... Infarction and Pulmonary ... it difficult to differentiate ... Pericarditis #Symptoms #Signs ... Presentation #comparison #Table
Signs and Symptoms Associated With Different Headache Etiologies
 • Nonfocal mental status changes - Meningitis, encephalitis,
Signs and Symptoms ... encephalitis, SAH ... closure glaucoma, SAH ... #headache #signs ... symptoms #clues #differential
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... Algorithm and Differential ... blood count with differential ... clinical context and signs ... cardiac imaging #Acute
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
Shock - Differential ... contractility) - Acute ... flow) - Massive pulmonary ... DrEricStrong #Shock #Differential ... Classification #Table