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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm Pericardial ... Sub-Valvular Disease Coronary ... Angina • Acute Coronary ... #Dyspnea #SOB #Differential
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Heart Failure - Differential ... Regurgitation - Pericardium ... Pericarditis • Pericardial ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Dilated Coronary Sinus on Echocardiogram (PSAX)

Dilated coronary sinus can mimic pericardial effusion in the  parasternal
Echocardiogram (PSAX ... the parasternal short-axis ... Pericardial effusion ... Differentiate from ... #clinical #cardiology
Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
Mediastinal Widening - Differential ... Nodule / mass • Masses ... Lymphadenopathy • Pericardial ... Pneumomediastinum, Pericardial ... #radiology
CHF - Left-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Valvular Disease (Preserved Diastolic/Systolic Function)
 • Mitral Stenosis
Heart Failure - Differential ... Regurgitation Coronary ... Cardiomyopathy • Pericardial ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Chest Pain - Differential ... dissection - SCAD • Pericardium ... - Tamponade Pulmonary ... Pain #ChestPain #Differential ... #Cardiology
Checklist for the Echocardiographic Evaluation of Pulmonary Hypertension
 • Record estimated PASP
 • Evaluate RV size
Evaluation of Pulmonary ... • Evaluate for pericardial ... • Evaluate for causes ... shunt lesions) • Differentiate ... Echocardiography #diagnosis #cardiology
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
Hemopericardium)- Differential ... patients with pulmonary ... OTHER RARE CAUSES ... Hemopericardium #Differential ... #Diagnosis #cardiology
Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis
Anterior Mediastinal Mass:
 • Thymus (Thymoma, carcinoma, hyperplasia, cyst)
 • Lymphoma
 •
Mediastinal Mass - Differential ... Bronchogenic cysts, Pericardial ... Tumors • Vascular Mases ... spine lesions (Potts ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
disorders - Chronic pulmonary ... association with coronary ... Diagnoses: • Acute Coronary ... Infarction • Pulmonary ... #cardiology