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Degenerated Left Atrial Myxoma on Echocardiogram (PLAX)
A 68-year-old gentleman with progressive shortness of breath and cystic
Degenerated Left Atrial ... shortness of breath and ... Final diagnosis ... #Degenerated #Atrial ... clinical #cardiology #pocus
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
Thrombosis vs Arterial ... • Nephrotic Syndrome ... • Cardiac: - Atrial ... thrombus - atrial ... septic emboli) - Myxoma
Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS)
APS is a rare autoimmune disorder characterized by recurring blood clots resulting from antibodies
Antiphospholipid Syndrome ... Anticardiolipin antibodies (aCL ... confirmed venous, arterial ... patient has an arterial ... Antiphospholipid #Syndrome
Causes of Ischemic Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Important to determine and treat the etiology behind because
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Structural: myxoma ... Non-atherosclerotic: Arterial ... Antiphospholipid syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Algorithm for patients with hypokalemia on the basis of the potassium-to-creatinine ratio in the urine
Urine K+
Algorithm for patients ... High effective arterial ... • Low Urine Cl ... #differential #algorithm ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Vancomycin induced Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis (LCV) of the Hand
70 M vertebral osteomyelitis on vancomycin and cefepime for
on vancomycin and ... Diagnosis? ... antiphospholipid syndrome ... , atrial myxoma, ... Churg-Strauss syndrome
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... must be present, as ... by the ratio of arterial ... Definition #Criteria #Diagnosis ... #CriticalCare
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Peripheral ... Kawasaki, Nephrotic syndrome ... Glucocorticoids, IL-1B, ATRA ... and viral infections
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
this post will focus ... its Chloride (Cl ... of the afferent arteriole ... #foamed #criticalcare ... #management #diagnosis
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential Diagnosis ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... laboratory or diagnostic ... - Compartment syndrome ... ’s • Reduced Arterial