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Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 • Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... Familial dilated cardiomyopathy ... Cardiac #Arrest #cardiology ... #differential # ... diagnosis #causes
Differential Diagnosis for ST Segment Elevations
 - ACUTE STEMI 
 - PULMONARY EMBOLISM 
 - LBBB
Differential Diagnosis ... BRUGADA SIGN (SYNDROME ... - TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY ... - TRAUMATIC BRAIN ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Cardiomyopathies 

Manifestations of cardiomyopathy (CM) range from microscopic alterations in cardiac myocytes to fulminant Heart Failure
with inadequate perfusion ... ) • Short QT Syndrome ... Myocarditis • Stress ... Hypereosinophilic syndrome ... #diagnosis #differential
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Acute Respiratory Distress ... Syndrome (ARDS) ... #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis #signs ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound
Deep T Wave Inversions - Differential
Normal variants 
  A. Juvenile T wave pattern
Wave Inversions - Differential ... infarction Takotsubo (stress ... (Yamaguchi syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Cardiology #ECG
Causes of Pericardial Effusion - Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Viral: Enterovirus, Herpesvirus, Adenovirus, Parvovirus
 • Bacterial: Mycobacterium
of Pericardial Effusion ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Infectious ... - Metastatic: Lung ... #cardiology
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Ischemia • Cardiomyopathy ... Superior vena cava syndrome ... • Interstitial lung ... Pleura: • Pleural effusion
Causes of Diffuse Lung Disease. 
Collagen vascular 
 - Scleroderma 
 - Rheumatoid arthritis 
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Causes of Diffuse Lung ... granulomatosis - Churg-Strauss ... chemotherapy #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonology ... #Differential #
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Heart Failure - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... Syndrome ... #Differential #
Differential Diagnosis for Concurrent Brain and Lung Infections
 • Bacteria: Strep anginosus, Staph aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae
Differential Diagnosis ... for Concurrent Brain ... and Lung Infections ... • Bacteria: Strep ... spp, Lemierre syndrome