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Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Chest Pain - Differential ... Obstruction • Aortic ... • Herpes Simplex ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Catheter in the Aorta Mimicking Dissection on Echocardiogram
An easy case for POCUS / FoCUS lovers.
Catheter in the Aorta ... for POCUS / FoCUS ... structure in the aorta ... #Catheter #Aorta ... #cardiology #pocus
Complex Aortic Atheroma on Suprasternal Notch View 
Never forget the suprasternal view during standard TTE examination.

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Complex Aortic Atheroma ... statin in all cases ... #aorta #SSN #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Tetralogy of Falot on Chest X-Ray
Tetralogy of Falot comprises four defects -
1. Ventricular septal defect (VSD)
2.
Overriding aorta ... boot shaped heart caused ... along with concave Pulmonary ... Chest #XRay #CXR #clinical ... #pediatrics #cardiology
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Causes of ST Segment ... Elevation - Differential ... Pulmonary Embolism ... Post-cardioversion • Acute aortic ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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Vasculitides - Differential ... tracts Immune Complex ... tract, and often causes ... < 30 years - Aorta ... branches • GCA: - Aorta
Broncholithiasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Also known as: Lung stones, pulmoliths, pneumoliths, bronchial calculi
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Broncholithiasis - Differential ... Broncholithiasis - Clinical ... erosion into the aorta ... Noninfectious Causes ... Broncholithiasis #Differential
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... excretion (e.g., urine ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... the patient’s complete ... output - Acute pulmonary
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis - Differential ... < 30 years • Aorta ... Arteritis): • Aorta ... pauci-immune GN Immune Complex ... tract, and often causes
Aortopulmonary Window connection between Ascending Aorta & Main Pulmonary Artery
 - Presence of 2 semilunar valves
between Ascending Aorta ... & Main Pulmonary ... APWindow #PSAX #clinical ... #cardiology #pocus