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Causes of Hypocalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Extravascular: Pancreatitis, surgery, acute phosphate intake and renal
Hypocalcemia - Differential ... Pancreatitis, surgery, acute ... Hyperphosphatemia, Low ... • Gadolinium contrast ... #Hypocalcemia #Differential
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management
Narrow Complex Bradycardia:
 • Regular: Sinus Bradycardia, AFib w/ AV
Bradycardia - Differential ... Arrest, AFib w/ Slow ... Regular SVT WI Wide ... Irregular SVT w/ Wide ... #Bradycardia #Differential
Causes of acute heart failure
 - Acute pressure overload (increased afterload, mechanical flow obstruction) 
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Causes of acute ... heart failure - Acute ... afterload, mechanical flow ... Heart #Failure #Differential ... Causes #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
hepatobiliary phase • Contrast ... Hepatic #Ultrasound #Contrast ... #CT #MRI #POCUS ... #radiology #differential
Mechanical Complications in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Acute LV/RV Dysfunction:
 • Regional wall motion, systolic and diastolic function,
Complications in Acute ... spectral doppler flow ... expands (instead of contracts ... ) • May need contrast ... #cardiology #differential
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential ... B-Cell ~90% • Low ... , Most common, Wide ... Treated Like Acute ... Diagnosis #NonHodgkin #differential
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
CT Patterns - Differential ... Honeycombing - See Low ... Water, Tumor Low ... #CT #Patterns #Differential ... Diagnosis #pulmonary #radiology
Eczematous Skin Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Eczematous - Pruritic/Scaly/Erythematous lesions. Usually poorly demarcated
 • Atopic Dermatitis
Eczematous Skin Rash - Differential ... and vesicles (acute ... • Contact Dermatitis ... confined to area of contact ... Very low concentrations
Causes of Gallbladder Wall Thickening - Differential Diagnosis
 • Physiologic: Contracted gall bladder in a non-fasting
Wall Thickening - Differential ... Inflammatory conditions: Acute ... , Cholangitis, Acute ... #Diagnosis #radiology ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Common MRI Sequences - Basic MRI Brain Interpretation

 • T1 Sequence - T1 is for anatomy.
Contrast material ... Acute strokes are ... bright on DWI is an acute ... does is detect how ... MRI #Sequences #Radiology