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Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
- Differential Diagnosis ... - Tamponade Pulmonary ... • Alveoli: - CHF ... • Pleura: - Effusion ... #Causes #Cardiology
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Associated Lung Ultrasound ... pleura in severe cases ... Possible bilateral effusion ... #differential #diagnosis ... #ultrasound #findings
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Differential Diagnosis ... , erythema and WBC ... noninflammatory Signs ... with few WBCs ( ... weeks) Can Be Caused
Causes of Pericardial Effusion - Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Viral: Enterovirus, Herpesvirus, Adenovirus, Parvovirus
 • Bacterial: Mycobacterium
Causes of Pericardial ... Diagnosis Infectious ... Non-Infectious: • Rheumatologic ... SLE, Rheumatoid Arthritis ... #Causes #cardiology
Checklist for the Echocardiographic Evaluation of Pulmonary Hypertension
 • Record estimated PASP
 • Evaluate RV size
Evaluation of Pulmonary ... • Evaluate for signs ... for pericardial effusion ... • Evaluate for causes ... Echocardiography #diagnosis
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
Causes of Polycythemia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Relative - Normal RBC ... Abnormal Abdominal Ultrasound ... #Hematology
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... knees, shoulders Signs ... nodules, joint effusions ... narrowing) • Ultrasound ... #rheumatology
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
if high risk if WBC ... HoTN, edema and effusions ... Imaging: CXR- pulmonary ... sepsis), PE, DAH, CHF ... QD until normal WBC
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
Gout (Gouty Arthritis ... ) - MSK Radiology ... mass and NO prior signs ... mri #clinical #Radiology ... #rheumatology
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
echocardiography - CBC ... edema - Large effusion ... (no B-lines on ultrasound ... #Checklist #CHF ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology