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Dilated Coronary Sinus on Echocardiogram (PSAX)

Dilated coronary sinus can mimic pericardial effusion in the  parasternal
Dilated Coronary ... Sinus on Echocardiogram ... (PSAX) Dilated ... Differentiate from ... #cardiology #POCUS
Causes of Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypernatremia - Excess free water loss, Serum Sodium >145 mmol/L
High
Causes of Hypernatremia ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Burns • ICU ... #Causes
CHF - Left-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Valvular Disease (Preserved Diastolic/Systolic Function)
 • Mitral Stenosis
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Regurgitation Coronary ... Regurgitation Dilated ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #causes
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
vessels dilate ... treat the primary cause ... may not be the case ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #cardiology #echocardiogram
Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava and Unroofed Coronary Sinus
Bubble study for cryptogenic stroke.  Left arm
Cava and Unroofed Coronary ... drain into CS (dilated ... rarely absent →Cause ... #echocardiogram ... #pocus #psax
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
status and low urine ... cath if acute coronary ... the determined cause ... #diagnosis #differential ... #criticalcare #icu
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... ., familial or dilated ... Avoid ARBs • ICD ... #management #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
symptoms resulting in delayed ... , selenium) Differential ... • Spontaneous coronary ... Rule out other causes ... Cardiomyopathy #Cardiology
Cryptococcal meningitis on T2 MRI
30 M from sub-Saharan Africa presents w/ progressive Headache x1 mo, +neck
Diagnosis? ... perivascular & dilate ... Nausea & vomiting ... of K+ & Mg in urine ... drained at time of diagnosis