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Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM) - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis
 1. Wall thickness 215 mm (TTE/CT/MRI) 
 2. Absence
and Management ... thickness 215 mm (TTE ... /CT/MRI) 2. ... testing, LGE on MRI ... #Management #Cardiology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
- Differential Diagnosis ... ; abdominal CT, ... infusion Adrenal CT ... CT or MRI scan of ... Screening #Workup #table
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
• They must be able ... SPECT ($$$), PET CT ... /MRI ($$$$) CORE ... Testing #cardiology #management ... #diagnosis
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
any indwelling line ... Echocardiography (TTE ... TEE) • Chest CT ... endocarditis w/ septic pulmonary ... #criticalcare #diagnosis
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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and Management ... symptoms of active pulmonary ... : - MRI is modality ... for concomitant pulmonary ... involvement - CT
Algorithm for the diagnosis and management of iliofemoral deep vein thrombosis (DVT). In the absence of
Algorithm for the diagnosis ... and management ... iliofemoral DVT (dotted line ... thromboembolic disease, CT ... #dvt #vte #thromboembolism
Chronic Pancreatitis

Definition: A pathologic fibroinflammatory syndrome of the pancreas in individuals with genetic, environmental, and/or other
Obstructive) Diagnosis ... CT or MRI • 2nd ... if diagnosis is ... : histologic diagnosis ... #management #gastroenterology
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
and Management ... suspicion for AEF: CTA ... is first-line study ... • CT findings ... Management: SURGERY
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis ... and Management ... atypical symptoms): MRI ... CN7, parotid), CT ... eye shut (patch alone
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... seen • Chest CT ... Lung Abscess Management ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary ... differential #causes #management