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Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Table - Wide vs Narrow, Regular vs Irregular

Regular Rhythm - Narrow Complex
Tachycardia - Differential ... Don't rely on criteria ... certain of AFib + RBBB ... /LBBB or identical ... Irregular #causes #cardiology
Differential Diagnosis for ST Segment Elevations
 - ACUTE STEMI 
 - PULMONARY EMBOLISM 
 - LBBB
Differential Diagnosis ... ACUTE STEMI - PULMONARY ... EMBOLISM - LBBB ... STElevation #STEMI #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Upper lung zone preference is seen in:
- Inhaled particles: pneumoconiosis (silica or coal)
- Smoking related diseases
bronchiolitis (RB-ILD ... Hypersensitivity pneumonitis ... edema #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #HRCT ... #ChestCT #Differential
Here’s an ECG of a patient with 100% Acute LAD Occlusion

Remember that RBBB normally has ST
Remember that RBBB ... STEMI Criteria misses ... Electrocardiogram #Clinical ... #Cardiology
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis ... Hypersensitivity pneumonitis ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... NodularPattern #Differential
Light's Criteria

Medical Nugget on Light's Criteria for diagnosis of Exudative Pleural Effusion in adults and children.
Light's Criteria ... LightsCriteria #MedNugget #differential ... #ddxof #pulmonary ... #im #radiology ... #clinical
Auscultation of Split S2 - Differential Diagnosis
 • Normal or physiologic
 • Wide, fixed splitting -Atrial
of Split S2 - Differential ... inspiration - Pulmonary ... stenosis, RBBB ... cardiomyopathy #Split #S2 #Differential ... #Diagnosis #cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
wide, can be new/old ... in V1, unless LBBB ... electrocardiogram #cardiology ... Interpretation #differential
UIP with honeycombing (left) and chronic HP (right)
Differential diagnosis of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis.
Subacute stage:
- RB-ILD: seen in
chronic HP (right) Differential ... Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis ... Subacute stage: - RB-ILD ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CTChest
On the left a smoker with RB-ILD with subtle HRCT-findings.
The dominant pattern is ground glass opacification.
Additional
there is a broad differential ... and additional clinical ... probably would be pulmonary ... hypersensitivity pneumonitis ... #Clinical #Radiology