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Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Coronary Artery ... based on TTE, TEE, CT ... prosthetic valve, PFO, ASD ... #Coronary #Artery ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
years CHEST - ... ) — Chest 7 mSv ... X-ray 0.005 mSv 1 ... Scoring 3 mSv 1 ... #PatientInfo #Radiology
Massive Left Atrial Myxoma on Echocardiogram (TEE)
Pt admitted for SOB x 2 months with episode of
Massive Left Atrial ... admitted for SOB x 2 ... chest pain on day ... but was doing well ... TEE #clinical #cardiology
Pericarditis - Definition and Diagnostic Criteria
Acute Pericarditis 
 • Inflammatory pericardial syndrome to be diagnosed with
criteria: (1) ... pericarditic chest ... white blood cell ... imaging technique (CT ... diagnosis #criteria #cardiology
Esophageal Atresia and Tracheoesophageal Fistula- An infant had an apneic episode at birth and received positive-pressure
Apgar scores were 1 ... point at 1 minute ... A chest radiograph ... developing well ... #NEJM #clinical
Whistling Cough- A 4-year-old boy presented to the otorhinolaryngology outpatient clinic with a 2-day history of
clinic with a 2- ... in the middle and ... at a 1-year follow-up ... #NEJM #clinical ... #radiology #chest
Hemothorax after Thoracentesis - Unfortunately, hemothorax developed shortly after the procedure (Panel B). Computed tomography and
angiography of the chest ... to iatrogenic arterial ... D) #Clinical #Radiology ... Hemothorax #CXR #CT ... Thoracentesis #NEJM
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
exercise intolerance, chest ... Cardioversion 1. ... cardioversion 2. ... Anticoagulation ≥4 weeks after ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Laryngocele- ...On physical examination, he had nontender, compressible swelling in the left cervical region that transmitted
performed (Video 1) ... airway lumen (Video 2) ... #NEJM #clinical ... #laryngoscope #radiology ... #CT #laryngocele
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
• Pleuritic chest ... Egophony (May appear 1- ... infiltrate by chest ... radiograph or CT ... low ranging from 2%