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Differentiating Features Between Central and Peripheral Cyanosis

Mechanism - Arterial destauration
Sites - Skin, mucous membrane of oral
Mechanism - Arterial ... cause can improve ... Cyanosis worsens Arterial ... same or improves Arterial ... #Signs #Symptoms
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
evidence of left atrial ... of the spiral arteries ... • Signs/Symptoms ... • Signs/Symptoms ... - The classic signs
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Summary A defect in arterial ... lung disease Caused ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... cycles after right atrial ... passage • Arterial
Chronic Hypertensive Retinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Ophthalmic Artery Hypertension
Stage 1: Mild/vasoconstrictive
 • Acute and chronic vasospasm
Pathogenesis and clinical ... Diffuse and focal arterial ... thickening at the arteriole ... ophthalmology #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #complications
Generalized Seizures and Pseudoseizures
Generalized seizures "are conceptualized as originating as some point within, and rapidly engaging,
suspect either a partial ... general seizure caused ... and metabolic causes ... Diagnosis #Neurology #Signs ... #Symptoms #Comparison
RV Failure secondary to Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension on Echocardiogram
Pulmonary arterial hypertension resulting in severe RV dilation
Arterial Hypertension ... arterial hypertension ... 100% reliable sign ... #Arterial #Hypertension ... cardiology #s4c #pocus
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic inflammation causes ... inflammation Symptoms ... Most Common Causes ... Nasal polyps and signs ... CT) • Broncho-arterial
Hematocrit Sign on Lung POCUS
The hematocrit sign refers to the echogenic layering of material in a
Hematocrit Sign ... hematocrit sign ... echogenic layering of material ... #Lung #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #pulmonary
Hyperthyroidism Overview

Clinical Manifestation of Hyperthyroidism:
 • Fatigue
 • Weight loss
 • Heat intolerance
 • Depression, nervousness
Hyperthyroidism Overview Clinical ... Ophthalmoplegia • Atrial ... hyperthyroidism #causes ... endocrinology #signs ... #symptoms #thyroid
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
pathognomonic signs ... /symptoms or echo ... Features of Non-Bacterial ... in up to 30% of cases ... #Endocarditis #comparison