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Algorithm for Diagnosing Diastolic Dysfunction With Doppler Echocardiography
 1. Determine the age of the patient
Algorithm for Diagnosing ... mitral inflow pattern ... Echocardiography #Cardiology ... #Diagnosis #Grading ... #Classification
Diastolic Function Grading - Schematic diastolic filling patterns

I: impaired relaxation, II: moderate diastolic dysfunction (pseudonormal), III:
Diastolic Function Grading ... diastolic filling patterns ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Dysfunction #Grading ... #Classification
Severity of Aortic Stenosis in Adults 
Current ACC/AHA guidelines recommend cut-off values for Doppler-echocardiographic measurements of
transvalvular gradient ... , inconsistent grading ... A common pattern ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... AorticStenosis #Classification
VExUS - Venous Excess Ultrasound Score 
Grade 0 - IVC grade < 3, HD grade 0,
normal HV/PV/RV patterns ... flow pattern abnormalities ... with severe flow pattern ... #POCUS #Clinical ... #Grading
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Venous Excess Ultrasound (VExUS) - Fluid Overload and Venous Congestion Assessment
Step 1: IVC Diameter: If >2cm,
or Mildly Abnl Patterns ... Severely Abnl Pattern ... Severely Abnl Patterns ... #pocus #congestion ... #grading #grades
Intrapartum Abnormal Fetal HR Tracing - Causes of Variability & Decelerations - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Minimal/Absent Variability
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Minimal ... > 25 bpm): • Mild ... hypoxia Sinusoidal Pattern ... #Algorithm #Causes
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Hodgkin ... involvement, irregular pattern ... Lymphoproliferative #Disorders #Classification ... #differential #algorithm
Basic Interpretation
A structured approach to interpretation of HRCT involves the following questions:
What is the dominant HR-pattern:
reticular
nodular
high
the dominant HR-pattern ... bronchiectasis) #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... Interpretation #Algorithm ... #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Several of the diagnoses ... This post will focus ... considering the diagnosis ... chest radiograph pattern ... #Radiology #CTChest