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Syncope - Differential Diagnosis
The percentage of syncopal events secondary to arrhythmias or structural disease is generally
Syncope - Differential ... cardiopulmonary • Aortic ... • Pulmonary hypertension ... #differential # ... diagnosis #causes
GIANT Left Main Coronary Artery Aneurysm

49-year-old man with hypertension was referred for evaluation of recurrent angina.
GIANT Left Main ... year-old man with hypertension ... in the left main ... #Angiography #Fluoroscopy ... #Cardiology #NEJM
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Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Chest Pain - Differential ... Obstruction • Aortic ... • Dilating Aneurysm ... Embolism (chest pain ... • Pulmonary Hypertension
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Causes of Severe ... - Differential ... Aneurysms and Dissection ... Systemic Arterial Hypertension ... #cardiology
Syncope - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reflex Syncope:
• Vasovagal: Prolonged standing, Stress, Pain
• Situational: Coughing, Sneezing, Micturition, Defecation,
Syncope - Differential ... standing, Stress, Pain ... bradycardia, Sinus pauses ... • Mechanical: Aortic ... #Differential #
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification
Reflex Syncope 
 - Vasovagal syncope
   • Prolonged standing
Shock - Differential ... draw • Severe pain ... Mechanical • Aortic ... #Differential # ... Classification #Table #Causes
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
and Secondary Causes ... - Differential ... Mechanical • Aortic ... Secondary #HTN #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Syncope - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neurocardiogenic:
 • Vasovagal
 • Orthostatic Hypotension
 • Autonomic Neuropathy
 • Situational (micturition,
Syncope - Differential ... • Orthostatic Hypotension ... • Mitral/Aortic ... #Cardiology #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
The clip above is from a patient who presented with abdominal pain and syncope. His vitals
with abdominal pain ... and syncope. ... tachycardia and hypotension ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Aneurysm #Aorta
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Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
is caused by a ... chest/abd/back pain ... aneurysm 3. ... Pulse deficit/differential ... BP: • Control pain