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Causes of Wide Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis
Physiologic:
 • Advanced age-arteriosclerosis (less compliant arteries)
 • Well
- Differential ... Pathologic: • Valvular ... disorders - Chronic ... pulmonary diseases ... Diagnosis #causes #cardiology
Central distribution is seen in sarcoidosis and cardiogenic pulmonary edema.
Peripheral distribution is mainly seen in cryptogenic
pneumonia (COP), chronic ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #HRCT ... #ChestCT #Differential ... #Table #Distribution
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Chest Pain - Differential ... Infarction • Stable ... Mediastinal Causes: - Vascular ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
- Differential ... disorders - Chronic ... pulmonary diseases ... Infarction • Pulmonary ... Pathophysiology #causes #cardiology
Highlighted Conditions With Arteritis or Periarteritis of the Coronaries
Takayasu's arteritis:
 - Onset < 40 yrs
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sinusitis - pulmonary ... nodules - Hemoptysis ... Coronaries #Arteritis #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Table
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... The table summarizes ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Chronic Hypertension:
 • Guidelines as SBP ≥130 or DBP ≥ 90 mmHg
 •
doubling of Cr), pulmonary ... HELLP: Syndrome of hemolysis ... or eclampsia Chronic ... htn #obstetrics #cardiology ... #differential #
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis - Differential ... bruits, or blood pressure ... pulse deficits vascular ... Eosinophilia, asthma, chronic ... infiltrates, hemoptysis
Quincke's Pulse in a patient with a normal echocardiogram (non-valvular)

A 70 y/o man presents with new
echocardiogram (non-valvular ... PND, wide pulse pressure ... is identified (video ... highest on my differential ... Fingernails #Nailbed #Cardiology
Increased pulmonary venous pressure is related to the pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) and can be
Increased pulmonary ... venous pressure ... related to the pulmonary ... the chest film (Table ... #Diagnosis #Radiology