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Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Causes of Severe ... Injury to Root Chronic ... Valve Dysfunction Chronic ... Aneurysms and Dissection ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
originating from aneurysms ... valves - Infected cardiac ... Dissection • Aneurysm ... coagulation and other causes ... Venous #Arterial #pathophysiology
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
 •
Atherosclerosis) • Aortic ... dissection • Aortic ... aneurysm • Aortic ... pressure >10mmHg: • Cardiac ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
Aortic Dissection ... is caused by a ... Consider aortic ... disease • Cardiac ... aneurysm 3.
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... Epigastric: Consider cardiac ... causes • Lower ... • Abdominal aortic ... aneurysms • Acute
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
quadrant: R/O cardiac ... musculoskeletal causes ... genitourinary causes ... Ruptured abdominal aortic ... aneurysm • Pancreatitis
Chronic Vision Loss by Anatomic Location - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cornea:
 • Keratoconus
 • Stromal Scaring
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Chronic Vision Loss ... wool spots, Micro-aneurysms ... (Open-Angle) Optic ... Craniopharyngioma #Chronic ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Chronic Hypertensive Retinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Ophthalmic Artery Hypertension
Stage 1: Mild/vasoconstrictive
 • Acute and chronic vasospasm
Chronic Hypertensive ... • Acute and chronic ... Leakage of optic ... Papilledema #Chronic ... #Retinopathy #pathophysiology
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Massive Hemoptysis: >150-300 mL in 24h
Airway disease: 
 • Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis, Malignancy
Goodpasture's, SLE Cardiac ... AVM, Thoracic aortic ... aneurysm Misc ... Diagnosis #pulmonary #causes
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Diagnosis and Pathophysiology ... disorders: - Aortic ... regurgitation - Aortic ... disorders - Chronic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology