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Giant dilated left atrium on Echocardiogram (a4c)
It belongs to a 92-year old lady with a history
Echocardiogram (a4c ... sinus rhythm... 1. ... aneurysm idiopathic. 2. ... ASD with R/L shunting ... #clinical #cardiology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
- Differential Diagnosis ... Dermatomyositis Clinical ... Features: • Triad ... ) • AKI: BUN/Cr ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
1. ... Small secundum ASD ... to right shunt 2. ... #cardiology #clinical ... echocardiogram #s4c
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... possibly renal ... failure Clinical ... e.g. incidental CXR ... dyspnea, cough, chest
Esophageal Atresia and Tracheoesophageal Fistula- An infant had an apneic episode at birth and received positive-pressure
point at 1 minute ... fistula, type C, was diagnosed ... cardiovascular, renal ... #NEJM #clinical ... #radiology #esophageal
Differential diagnosis of Lymphangitic Carcinomatosis. 
On the left multiple diseases showing septal thickening:
1. Lymphangitic carcinomatosis: irregular
Differential diagnosis ... septal thickening: 1. ... known carcinoma. 2. ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Change in clinical ... one post op Cardiology ... change CV risk Chest ... CARP, DECREASE V trials ... stratification #diagnosis
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... ankle swelling. 2. ... Chest x-ray: signs ... → no signs of CXR ... congestion. 2.
Rheumatic Heart Disease - Mitral Stenosis on Echocardiogram
(1) Thickened and fibrosed MV leaflets - rheumatic etiology
Echocardiogram (1) ... (2) Lvef 25-30% ... (5) Layered clot ... (7) patient in atrial ... #cardiology #a4c
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
between these chest ... x-rays. 1. ... fever. 2. ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR