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Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
Thrombosis vs Arterial ... • Cardiac: - Atrial ... thrombus - atrial ... fibrillation - Left ... #pathophysiology
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
 •
Causes of Hypoxemia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... • Pulmonary Arterial ... Hypertension Intracardiac ... Defect ** • Atrial
Causes of Pulmonary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
 • Idiopathic
 • Associated with:
Causes of Pulmonary ... Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Pulmonary Arterial ... Disease - HIV Left-Sided ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Diagnosis and Pathophysiology ... Stroke Volume / Arterial ... of developing atrial ... mmHg developed atrial ... PP and systolic hypertension
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Paradoxical: Right to Left ... - Most Common Cause ... venous origin of CE material ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... Embolism #diagnosis #differential
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Pulmonary arterial ... Idiopathic pulmonary arterial ... due to left heart ... Classification #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Causes
Oxyhemoglobin Dissociation Curve 

Left Shift - decreased unloading of O2 at tissue level (i.e.  increased
Dissociation Curve Left ... anæmia • arterial ... Dissociation #Curve #Pathophysiology ... #Differential # ... Causes #Diagnosis
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
Causes of mitral ... vegetations)/tumor (left ... atrial myxoma)/ ... ball valve thrombus ... #diagnosis #differential
Approach to the Hypotensive Patient - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hypotension

Blood Pressure = Heart Rate x
Hypotensive Patient - Differential ... Framework for Hypotension ... tachycardia • Atrial ... Contractility: • Left ... #diagnosis #causes
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Heart Failure - Differential ... - Rule out Left-Sided ... Primary Pulmonary Arterial ... Hypertension ... HeartFailure #Cardiology #Differential