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Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
• Diffuse Lung ... Disease • Acute ... • Chronic Lung ... • Pulmonary Embolism ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Lung infarction
In pulmonar embolism it is not common to see consolidation.
The consolidation is a result of
Lung infarction ... In pulmonar embolism ... In this case a lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
verrucous) • Lung ... Blood cultures are ... Culture (+): Acute ... Cause Injury By ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Papillary muscle rupture on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C

Rare case! 70M recent MI with acute resp failure
Echocardiogram - A4C ... Rare case! ... recent MI with acute ... Echocardiogram #A4C ... #clinical #cardiology
Lung infarction
The radiographic features of acute pulmonary thromboembolism are insensitive and nonspecific.
The most common radiographic findings
Lung infarction ... radiographic features of acute ... thromboembolism are ... In most cases of ... the chest x-ray
Hampton hump is a radiologic sign which consists of a shallow wedge-shaped opacity in the periphery
periphery of the lung ... In this case, pulmonary ... embolism was confirmed ... with chest CT angiography ... #Cardiology #HamptonHump
Lemierre's Syndrome on Neck POCUS with IJ Thrombosis - Transverse View

Male with high fever and right
Syndrome on Neck POCUS ... Lemierre's Syndrome case ... Had septic emboli ... in lungs ... Thrombosis #RIJ #Neck #POCUS
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Therefore, conditions caused ... by a rigid chest ... cage may result ... pulmonary edema in acute ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
, verrucous) - Lung ... Blood cultures are ... Culture Positive: • Acute ... Treat underlying cause ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram

2 patients w/ different diagnoses.  Both demonstrate an apical 4-chamber view
McConnell's Sign on POCUS ... related to pulmonary embolism ... chest in pts with ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #labeled