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Pericarditis can be seen on EKG with diffuse ST elevations without reciprocal changes along with diffuse
Pericarditis can ... in refractory cases ... #Acute #Pericarditis ... #Cardiology #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms
Differential Diagnosis for ST Segment Elevations
 - ACUTE STEMI 
 - PULMONARY EMBOLISM 
 - LBBB
Differential Diagnosis ... Elevations - ACUTE ... ) - BRUGADA SIGN ... VASOSPASM - PERICARDITIS ... #Cardiology #Emergency
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
in the supine position ... in the seated position ... life-threatening causes ... #Signs #Presentation ... comparison #Table #Diagnosis
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
- Differential Diagnosis ... significant portal HTN Signs ... and constrictive pericarditis ... • Cirrhosis/acute ... Fatty liver of pregnancy
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
13 Dangerous Causes ... head in dependent position ... or at work) - acute ... postpartum #Diagnosis ... #Dangerous #Deadly
Kussmaul's Sign - Differential Diagnosis

Typically the JVP decreases with inspiration as the negative intrathoracic pressure "sucks
- Differential Diagnosis ... with constrictive pericarditis ... where we may see a positive ... #cardiology #differential ... #causes
Cullen's sign. Lipase 1,781. Bruising in the skin around the umbilicus. This sign is named after
described it in the early ... associated with acute ... conditions that cause ... necrosis, ectopic pregnancy ... , or other causes
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
bloating, and early ... venous pressure, positive ... un lymphatic Diagnostic ... (Sens. 81% for acute ... #management #cardiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
- Differential Diagnosis ... arteries) • Pregnancy ... significantly positive ... : • Acute Coronary ... #cardiology
DKA DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA:
1. Serum glucose >250 mg/dL
2. Arterial pH <7.3
3. Serum bicarbonate <18 mEq/L
4. At least
DKA DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA ... to 30% of DKA cases ... physiologic stress or acute ... Pregnancy is a risk ... Common, early signs