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Diagnostic Algorithm for Suspected Pulmonary Embolism

Well's Criteria for PE
 • Clinical Signs and Symptoms of DVT
Diagnostic Algorithm ... for Suspected Pulmonary ... PE • Clinical Signs ... and Symptoms of ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Algorithm Cardiac ... Disease • Acute ... RHF #RightSided #HeartFailure ... #Cardiology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Extrapulmonary manifestations of COVID-19
 • Neurologic: Headaches, Dizziness, Encephalopathy, Guillain-Barré, Ageusia, Myalgia, Anosmia, Stroke
 • Renal:
Stroke • Renal: Acute ... vein thrombosis, Pulmonary ... cor pulmonale ... Extrapulmonary #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
consolidation is pulmonary ... Look for other signs ... patients, who have an acute ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Typical symptoms ... Less Typical Symptoms ... CXR congestion. ... Jcortesizaguirr #HFrEF #heartfailure ... #cardiology #pharmacology
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Frequent Differential Diagnoses ... without localizing signs ... or symptoms - Malaria ... relapsing fever, acute ... , Lassa fever, acute
Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) - Recognition of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1) Is visual loss caused
Definition: acute ... Doppler US : halo sign ... GiantCellArteritis #GCA #Rheumatology ... Ophthalmology #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
, dyspnea, +/- CXR ... - ACS, AKI, acute ... WBC >100k, + lab signs ... Syndrome #TLS #diagnosis ... #management #hematology
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
• Rare: DAH, acute ... common • Imaging: CXR ... - pulmonary opacities ... >3 symptoms, or> ... #management #hematology
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
ARDS to explain symptoms ... At least 3 of (Acute ... fluid balance, and CXR ... with pulmonary ... #diagnosis #comparison