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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. ... Absence of Secondary Cause ... testing, LGE on MRI
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 ... #Workup #table
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Pott's Disease in ... extrapulmonary cases ... symptoms of active pulmonary ... : - MRI is modality ... involvement - CT
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
• They must be able ... production to cause ... SPECT ($$$), PET CT ... /MRI ($$$$) CORE ... Testing #cardiology #management
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
Non-contrast CT ... retroperitoneal disease ... CT-KUB - Combination ... of above MRI ... lower dose than a CT-based
Algorithm for the diagnosis and management of iliofemoral deep vein thrombosis (DVT). In the absence of
and management ... iliofemoral DVT (dotted line ... thromboembolic disease ... , CT = computed ... #dvt #vte #thromboembolism
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
life-threatening diseases ... Other tests: • CT ... Goodpasture's cause ... seen on chest CT ... #management #treatment
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... • Most common cause ... seen • Chest CT ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #causes
Chronic Pancreatitis

Definition: A pathologic fibroinflammatory syndrome of the pancreas in individuals with genetic, environmental, and/or other
stress. 60% of CP cases ... CT or MRI • 2nd ... if diagnosis is ... : histologic diagnosis ... #management #gastroenterology
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