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Clues to Differential Diagnosis of Central Cyanosis: Onset of cyanosis, Clubbing, Secondary erythrocytosis, Auscultation, X-ray, Echocardiography,
Clues to Differential ... Echocardiography, Arterial ... #Cyanosis #Differential ... Central #Cardiology #Causes ... #Table #Comparison
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Tomography (CT) - Arterial ... portal venous, T1 arterial ... Ultrasound - Early arterial ... Grayscale phase, Late arterial ... #table #appearance
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
Causes of mitral ... Whipple's disease Infective ... vegetations)/tumor (left ... atrial myxoma)/ ... #diagnosis #differential
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Heart Failure - Differential ... - Rule out Left-Sided ... • Chronic Lung Infection ... Primary Pulmonary Arterial ... HeartFailure #Cardiology #Differential
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
Features of Non-Bacterial ... Predilection for left-sided ... in up to 30% of cases ... #Endocarditis #comparison ... Marantic #diagnosis #table
Left Atrial Appendage Myxoma

All that glitters is not gold. All mass in LAA is not clot.
Left Atrial Appendage ... extremely rare case ... #Atrial #Appendage ... LAA #clinical #echocardiogram ... #pocus #cardiology
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Pulmonary arterial ... Idiopathic pulmonary arterial ... diseases - HIV infection ... hypertension due to left ... #Causes
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound - Early arterial, Grayscale phase, Late arterial phase,
Ultrasound - Early arterial ... Grayscale phase, Late arterial ... #radiology #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #table #appearance
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
mycobacterial infection ... Parvovirus B19 infection ... of the pustular material ... PrathitKulkarni #Erythemas #comparison ... #table #differential
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Antibiotics (Bactrim, PCN ... GFR<15 - ↓ Effective ... arterial volume ... only if no clear cause ... Elimination (see Table