Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
American College of Cardiology ... one direction using ... show symptoms or signs ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #CHF #Congestive
Aortic Stenosis - Diagnosis and Stages

Clinical Presentation
- Exertional dyspnea
- Chest pain
- Palpitations
- HF Symptoms (orthopnea, PND,
and Stages Clinical ... Exertional dyspnea - Chest ... Palpitations - HF ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #Cardiology
Kussmaul's Sign on Physical Exam

What’s the diagnosis?
Severe biventeicular failure with + Kussmaul sign! NICM. No constriction!

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What’s the diagnosis ... increased blood volume during ... and other rarer causes ... of right-sided HF ... clinical #video #jvp #cardiology
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Checklist for the Echocardiographic Evaluation of Pulmonary Hypertension
 β€’ Record estimated PASP
 β€’ Evaluate RV size
β€’ Evaluate for signs ... Estimate volume status ... β€’ Evaluate for causes ... Echocardiography #diagnosis ... #cardiology #echocardiogram
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
Stage I - Redistribution ... condition (left) and during ... a period of CHF ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
Cannon A waves during ... twitter.com/Hussainch/status ... are enough to diagnose ... the case as Typical ... PhysicalExam #JVP #Cardiology
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Increased pulmonary venous pressure is related to the pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) and can be
be graded into stages ... features on the chest ... film (Table). ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CHF #CXR #Stages
Quincke's Pulse in a patient with a normal echocardiogram (non-valvular)

A 70 y/o man presents with new
with a normal echocardiogram ... = high-output state ... Workup for cause ... AorticRegurgitation #Diagnosis ... Fingernails #Nailbed #Cardiology
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Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 β€’ Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... May have typical HF ... Delivery β€’ Stable ... #management #cardiology
On the left a chest film of a 19 year old patient with Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
The
this pattern was caused ... This is late stage ... challenging differential diagnosis ... the central dot sign ... #Clinical #Radiology