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Hepatic Masses on MRI - Differential Diagnosis by MRI Findings

Masses: Hemangioma, Adenoma, FNH, HCC, Fibrolamellar HCC,
Diagnosis by MRI ... Modalities: T1, T2, Arterial ... Hepato-Biliary Contrast ... Out-of-phase, DWI, ADC ... #hepatology #radiology
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
- Most Common Cause ... TTE, TEE, CT or MRI ... cardiac surgery, endocarditis ... #Embolism #diagnosis ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Stroke Etiologies
Hemorrhagic (IPH, SAH)
Ischemic
 - Large Vessel Atherosclerosis
 - Cardioembolic: Atrial fib, prosthetic valves, LV aneurysm,
Cardioembolic: Atrial ... , LV aneurysm, Endocarditis ... etiologies: Carotid artery ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Stroke #causes ... #differential #diagnosis
Trypanosoma cruzi Reactivation in the Brain- ...Magnetic resonance images of the brain showed a mass measuring
respectively, after ... administration of contrast ... kinetoplasts (masses ... reactivation #brain #MRI ... #radiology
Causes of Ischemic Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Important to determine and treat the etiology behind because
Causes of Ischemic ... Prosthetic valve • Endocarditis ... thrombus, recent MI ... Bifurcation of carotid artery ... #causes
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
- Differential Diagnosis ... and Pathophysiology ... • Infective Endocarditis ... #Pathophysiology ... #causes #cardiology
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
disease Infective endocarditis ... vegetations)/tumor (left atrial ... occur 10—20 years after ... #diagnosis #differential ... #cardiology
Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome (WPW) is one of several disorders of the electrical system of the heart that
WPW is caused by ... pathway between the atria ... ventricles to contract ... #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... Septic Emboli Cause ... Treat underlying cause ... than 5 to 7 days after ... #cardiology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
lung disease Caused ... , 88% spec • Contrast-enhanced ... right atrial passage ... gas (ABC) analysis ... Positive findings on contrast-enhanced