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Giant dilated left atrium on Echocardiogram (a4c)
It belongs to a 92-year old lady with a history
valve doesn’t look typical ... sinus rhythm... 1. ... aneurysm idiopathic. 2. ... ASD with R/L shunting ... clinical #cardiology #pocus
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
Weakness - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... localized) 1. ... leukodystrophies 2. ... synthetase [anti-Jo-1]
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Epidemiology: • 1- ... 2 cases/100,000 ... - HIV, CMV, EBV ... Life threatening labile ... main variants: (1)
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Cord Causes: 1. ... injuries 2. ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome
Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
Diagnosis 1. ... Small secundum ASD ... to right shunt 2. ... #clinical #echocardiogram ... #s4c #pocus #bubble
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Liver Injury - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... vein: Budd-chiari syndrome ... HBV, HCV, HEV, EBV ... liver disease: > 2
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
1. ... syndrome #1: Pulm ... stretched PFO or ASD ... #clinical #pocus ... #a4c #intrapulmonary
Hypertrophic Pachymeningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Pachymeningitis is a rare condition that causes areas of a layer
Diagnosis Framework ... brain sagging syndrome ... FBSS) - type 1: ... tear - type 2: ... #diagnosis
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Cardiomyopathy - Summary 1. ... other causes* 2. ... Differential Diagnosis ... consensus on risk vs ... months before 1°