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Causes of Wide Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis
Physiologic:
 • Advanced age-arteriosclerosis (less compliant arteries)
 • Well
Thyrotoxicosis - Wet Beriberi ... - Chronic pulmonary ... Diagnosis #causes #cardiology
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Pulmonary Embolism ... thread for POCUS Pulmonary ... RJonesSonoEM #Pulmonary ... Echocardiogram #A4c ... #clinical #cardiology
Cardiomyopathies 

Manifestations of cardiomyopathy (CM) range from microscopic alterations in cardiac myocytes to fulminant Heart Failure
Myocarditis • Stress ... deficiencies (Beriberi ... Cardiomyopathies #cardiology
Myocardial Injury Classification
Chronic myocardial injury: Chronic heart failure, Cardiomyopathy, Hypertension, CKD/ESRD
Acute nonischemic myocardial injury:
 - Primary
SARS-COV-2 injury, Stress ... illness, Sepsis, Pulmonary ... Classification #diagnosis #cardiology
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
• ↑ Mechanical stress ... of the pulmonary ... Pulmonary Diseases ... Increased mechanical stress ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary ... Noncardiogenic pulmonary ... because of excessive pulmonary ... Acute respiratory distress ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Thyrotoxicosis - Wet Beriberi ... disorders - Chronic pulmonary ... Infarction • Pulmonary ... Pathophysiology #causes #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... to determine if stress ... days before Pulmonary ... one post op Cardiology ... , preoperative stress
Pertinent Chest x-ray Findings in the Trauma Patient and Implications
Respiratory distress without x-ray findings - Central
Implications Respiratory distress ... Pneumothorax, pulmonary ... - Flail chest, pulmonary ... vessel injury, pulmonary ... diagnosis #signs #radiology
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Valves • Pulmonary ... Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary ... Acute Respiratory Distress ... • Primary Pulmonary ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology