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Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
: weight gain, lung ... Chest x-ray: signs ... coronary artery disease ... Jcortesizaguirr #HFrEF #heartfailure ... #cardiology #pharmacology
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
female with chest pain ... Differential/diagnosis ... POCUS (apical window ... Echocardiogram #A4c ... #clinical #cardiology
Optic Neuritis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Epidemiology: Female (75%), 18-50 years,
caucasian
 • Symptoms: Moderate visual
Optic Neuritis - Diagnosis ... Moderate orbital pain ... Unilateral • Signs ... other auto-immune diseases ... Management #treatment #rheumatology
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
American College of Cardiology ... structural heart disease ... show symptoms or signs ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... CHF #Congestive #HeartFailure
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
mass and NO prior signs ... ON THE X-RAY! ... anywhere with atypical ... diffuse chondral disease ... #rheumatology
Diagnostic algorithm for axial Ankylosing Spondylitis - SpA (early AS) starting with the assessment of inflammatory
Diagnostic algorithm ... inflammatory back pain ... combination of several typical ... results in a high disease ... #Rheumatology #
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
) Differential Diagnosis ... genital ulcers-Topical ... Nonsurgical abdominal pain ... #management #signs ... #symptoms #rheumatology
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
- Differential Diagnosis ... purpura: Strong sign ... nonspecific white and gray ... involvement, abdominal pain ... #Rheumatology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Ischemic heart disease ... algorithm to determine ... one post op Cardiology ... risk Chest X-ray ... stratification #diagnosis
Colon Ischemia - Diagnosis Algorithm
Mild disease - Typical symptoms of Cl with none of the associated
Colon Ischemia - Diagnosis ... Algorithm Mild ... disease - Typical ... following: peritoneal signs ... examination and pan-colonic