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Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Infarction • Stable ... • Trauma - Neurologic ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Differential diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
Nodular LCH:
- Sarcoidosis: perilymphatic distribution.
- Metastases: random distribution.
Cystic LCH:
- LAM: round
Differential diagnosis ... : 'signet ring sign ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Differential #Comparison ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive Pericarditis 

A 50-year-old woman with a remote history of mediastinal lymphoma (age
blue marks on her chest ... the underlying diagnosis ... Causes = RV failure ... #PhysicalExam # ... Pericarditis #Cardiology
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
life-threatening causes ... of chest pain, ... Pericarditis #Symptoms #Signs ... #Presentation #comparison ... #Table #Diagnosis
Kussmaul's Sign and Friedreich's Sign on Neck Examination

A middle-aged M with unknown PMH presents with dyspnea.
Most likely diagnosis ... the skin (middle chest ... the underlying cause ... Friedreichs #Neck #JVP #PhysicalExam ... Clinical #Video #Cardiology
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
pathognomonic signs ... is required for diagnosis ... in up to 30% of cases ... #Endocarditis #comparison ... #table
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Definition: • Coma: a state ... Differential Diagnosis ... • Examine for signs ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam ... #neurology #comatose
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
responsiveness enable ... cardiac output causes ... precede other signs ... Tolerance #testing #diagnosis ... #criticalcare #comparison
On the left a chest film of a 19 year old patient with Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
The
this pattern was caused ... This is late stage ... challenging differential diagnosis ... the central dot sign ... #CXR #CTChest #
Lazarus Reflex on Physical Exam

The Lazarus sign is a reflex movement observed in brain-dead or brainstem
The Lazarus sign ... after brain death diagnosis ... reported in some cases ... Lazarus #Reflex #PhysicalExam ... clinical #video #neurology