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Anisocoria - Pupillary Defects - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Physiological - Simple Anisocoria ( <O.5mm)
 - Anisocoria equal
- Differential Diagnosis ... opthalmoplegia, Constriction ... Junction - No constriction ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Kussmaul's Sign on Physical Exam

What’s the diagnosis?
Severe biventeicular failure with + Kussmaul sign! NICM. No constriction!

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What’s the diagnosis ... No constriction! ... DDx includes constriction ... and other rarer causes
Postpartum Hemorrhage - Differential Diagnosis, Examination and Management

Uterotonic Medications (after delivery of the placenta):
 • Oxytocin
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Oxytocin (causes ... uterine contraction ... Methylergonovine (causes ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Cardiovascular Causes ... Pericardium: - Constrictive ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #pulmonary
Causes of Generalized Edema - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Overfill (Increased renal sodium retention, Urine Na > 40meq/L)
Causes of Generalized ... - Differential Diagnosis ... heart failure • Constrictive ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
RA/CVP Waveform Interpretation

Central venous pressure (CVP) or right atrial pressure (RAP) waveform tracings can often times
- ‘a’ wave (RA contraction ... “cannon waves” caused ... by RA contraction ... - ‘c’ wave (TV cusps ... Interpretation #Diagnosis
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Tamponade* • Constriction ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive Pericarditis 

A 50-year-old woman with a remote history of mediastinal lymphoma (age
Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive ... the underlying diagnosis ... Causes = RV failure ... restrictive CM, constrictive ... pericarditis (this case
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
Constrictive Pericarditis ... could pinpoint the cause ... New onset HFpEF case ... Had diagnostic tap-fever ... Dx-constrictive
CHF - Left-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Valvular Disease (Preserved Diastolic/Systolic Function)
 • Mitral Stenosis
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Pericardial Constriction ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #causes