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It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
differentiate between acute ... proteinaceous material ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #RadiologyAssistant
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
patients, who have an acute ... heart due to a chronic ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
attributable to acute ... based on TTE, TEE, CT ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... prosthetic valve, PFO, ASD ... Artery #Embolism #diagnosis
Pericarditis - Definition and Diagnostic Criteria
Acute Pericarditis 
 • Inflammatory pericardial syndrome to be diagnosed with
Acute Pericarditis ... imaging technique (CT ... CMR). ... #criteria #cardiology ... #chronic
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
considered, like acute ... or chronic illness ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR ... Consolidation #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
There are three principal varieties of pulmonary edema: cardiac, overhydration and increased capillary permeability (ARDS). 
The
permeability or acute ... chronic cardiac ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Vascular ... VascularPedicleWidth #RadiologyAssistant
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
*Chronic HFrEF may ... un lymphatic Diagnostic ... (Sens. 81% for acute ... → no signs of CXR ... Consider cardiac
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... Culture (+): Acute ... : • New cardiac ... Paradoxical emboli via ASD ... #management #cardiology
The location of the cardiac valves is best determined on the lateral radiograph.
A line is drawn
location of the cardiac ... enlargement of the left atrium ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR ... #Mitral #MVR #RadiologyAssistant
Tropical Endomyocardial Fibrosis (EMF)
snrunken ventnoes
Hallmark chronic EMF features include:
 • Apical obliteration of the left and/or
marked atria enlargement ... susceptibility Acute ... Phase • Acute ... Fibrosis #EMF #cardiology ... #diagnosis