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Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
Regurgitation (MR ... Age-related changes, chronic ... MR occurs because ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Myocarditis Diagnosis ... Cardiovascular MRI ... cardiac death Management ... Immunosuppressants (chronic ... #Management #Cardiology
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Evaluation of Chronic ... barium, CT, or MR ... 1000 g/24 h) #Chronic ... #Diarrhea #management ... algorithm #workup #diagnosis
Cortical Desmoid - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Circumscribed, small cortically based Tl -hypointense and T 2-hyperintense
Desmoid - MSK Radiology ... avulsive injury on a chronic ... however sometimes MR ... MR is able to distinguish ... #diagnosis #msk
Mucoid Degeneration of the ACL
Imaging Findings:
 • T2-hyperintense fluid-signal within the enlarged ACL on both the
• The anterior cruciate ... mucinous signal on MRI ... Can present with chronic ... #clinical #Radiology ... #diagnosis #msk
Tropical Endomyocardial Fibrosis (EMF)
snrunken ventnoes
Hallmark chronic EMF features include:
 • Apical obliteration of the left and/or
ventnoes Hallmark chronic ... thrombus in cardiac MR ... seen on cardiac MR ... Fibrosis #EMF #cardiology ... #diagnosis
Osteochondral Lesion of the Talus - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Typical location of the osteochondral defect
the Talus - MSK Radiology ... Osteochondritis dissecans: chronic ... Unstable lesion MR ... Lesion #clinical #mri ... #diagnosis #msk
Intermetatarsal Bursitis - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • T2-hyperintense fluid-like signal and T1-hypointense signal between the first
Bursitis - MSK Radiology ... This patient had chronic ... Differential diagnosis ... on T1-weighted MR ... #diagnosis #msk
Crohn's Disease & New Diagnosis of Colon Cancer Algorithm
 - Define Colonic Disease Extent, Activity &
Disease & New Diagnosis ... Algorithm - Define Colonic ... Disease Activity (MR ... Cancer #algorithm #management