Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 β€’ Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
, LAA Thrombus), ... Angiography or Cardiac ... PFO, ASD, h/o of cardiac ... #diagnosis #differential ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Triage EKG (no prior ... Differential/diagnosis ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... A4c #clinical #cardiology
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Mesenteric Ischemia - Differential Diagnostic Schema
Chronic: ASCVD, Venous, Vasculitides 5% (PAN, [E]GPA, IgA, MPA)
Acute
 - Venous
Diagnostic Schema ... least common): Thrombus ... inflammation (e.g ... Arterial - Thrombus ... / Embolism: Cardiac
Left Ventricular Thrombus Arterial Embolization on Echocardiogram- Caught in Action! 

The TTE was ordered for cardioembolic
Left Ventricular Thrombus ... Embolization on Echocardiogram ... #Cardiac #Arterial ... #Cardiology #A4c ... #Embolism
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Colonic Thumbprint Sign on Abdominal XRay - Differential Diagnosis:
 β€’ inflammatory bowel disease: UC and CD
Sign on Abdominal XRay ... - Differential ... Diagnosis: β€’ inflammatory ... β€’ infection (e.g ... #Diagnosis #radiology
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
EKG in Acute Pulmonary ... Embolism The sensitivity ... other causes of cardio-pulmonary ... #Embolism #AcutePE ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Transposition of Great Arteries (TGA) on Chest XRay
 - Oval Shaped Cardiac Silhouette 
 - Narrow
(TGA) on Chest XRay ... - Oval Shaped Cardiac ... vasculature - Egg-on-a-string ... CXR #ChestXRay #Radiology ... #Diagnosis #Clinical
Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 β€’ Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
coronary syndrome, Cardiac ... Paraclinical assessment: EKG ... Troponin Increases, Cardiac ... #Myocarditis #differential ... #cardiology #MRI
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
β€’ Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
β€’ Clinical presentation 
β€’ Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
β€’
Myocarditis Diagnosis ... gallop β€’ Abnormal ECG ... , echocardiogram ... shock, sudden cardiac ... #Management #Cardiology
Cardiac Masses - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 β€’ Myxoma
 β€’ Papillary Fibroelastoma
 β€’ Rhabdomyoma
 β€’ Fibroma
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Differential Diagnosis ... Hemangioma β€’ Thrombus ... #Masses #Differential ... #Diagnosis #cardiology ... #radiology #tumor