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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 ... papillary muscle injury ... Primary #Functional #Differential
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 ... workup #diagnosis #differential
Cortical Desmoid - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Circumscribed, small cortically based Tl -hypointense and T 2-hyperintense
on a chronic basis ... Differential diagnosis ... however sometimes MR ... MR is able to distinguish ... Desmoid #clinical #mri
Chronic Pancreatitis

Definition: A pathologic fibroinflammatory syndrome of the pancreas in individuals with genetic, environmental, and/or other
Chronic Pancreatitis ... to parenchymal injury ... 1st line: CT or MRI ... Pancreatitis #diagnosis #management ... gastroenterology #treatment
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Presentation: Injury ... cord compression (MRI ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #differential
Osteochondral Lesion of the Talus - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Typical location of the osteochondral defect
Osteochondral injury ... Osteochondritis dissecans: chronic ... Unstable lesion MR ... deep to lesion Differential ... Lesion #clinical #mri
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
to local skin injury ... Behcet disease) Differential ... Arthritis, AS Treatment ... Recurrent and chronic ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Intermetatarsal Bursitis - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • T2-hyperintense fluid-like signal and T1-hypointense signal between the first
This patient had chronic ... • The MRI shows ... Differential diagnosis ... on T1-weighted MR ... Plantar plate injury
Crohn's Disease & New Diagnosis of Colon Cancer Algorithm
 - Define Colonic Disease Extent, Activity &
Algorithm - Define Colonic ... Disease Activity (MR ... Cancer #algorithm #management ... #treatment #ibd
Morel-Lavallée Lesion - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Large, smoothly marginated, well-circumscribed mass along the medial myofascial
Closed degloving injury ... - Chronic: ... with conservative treatment ... Differential diagnosis ... Lesion #clinical #mri