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Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary ... : Upper or middle ... Nodule / mass • Masses ... Germ cell tumor), Middle ... #radiology
#EKG taken on a patient with an acute pulmonary embolism with right heart strain showing tachycardia,
patient with an acute ... pulmonary embolism ... in V1 - V4 #Clinical ... pulmonaryembolism #AcutePE ... #criticalcare #cardiology
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
• Myocarditis Pulmonary ... / Mediastinal Causes ... Vascular • Pulmonary ... Embolism (chest ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
EKG in Acute Pulmonary ... is helpful in evaluating ... for other causes ... #Embolism #AcutePE ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Algorithm Cardiac Causes ... Causes: - Parenchyma ... Disease • Acute ... Embolism ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Myocardial Injury Classification
Chronic myocardial injury: Chronic heart failure, Cardiomyopathy, Hypertension, CKD/ESRD
Acute nonischemic myocardial injury:
 - Primary
cardiomyopathy, Acute ... non-cardiac illness: Critical ... illness, Sepsis, Pulmonary ... embolism Acute ... Classification #diagnosis #cardiology
Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX) at the level of the Aortic Valve

Phased array transducer; parasternal short axis/indicator
heart strain (pulmonary ... might even see a saddle ... embolism! ... echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #POCUS
Lung Segment Anatomy Annotated on Chest CT
Right Lung:
 • Upper Lobe: Apical, Posterior, Anterior
 • Middle
Posterior, Anterior • Middle ... radiopaedia.org/cases ... #CT #CTChest #pulmonary ... #clinical #radiology
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Causes include: ... • A lack of acute ... Etiology: • Acute ... embolism • Re-expansion ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Culture (+): Acute ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... Cause Injury By ... Treat underlying cause ... diagnosis #management #cardiology