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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 #pocus #bubble
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Radiation Dose to ... with and without contrast ... with and without contrast ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
common in APL (2- ... symptoms, or> 1 ... Moderate > 2/3 and ... sepsis), PE, DAH, CHF ... #management #hematology
Radiation Injury
Acute Radiation Toxicity primarily affects rapidly dividing cells based on dosage
Hematopoiteic - Pancytopenia, Infection
 •
people) = 4.5 Gy. 1 ... Gy = ~10,000 CXRs ... lethal - MH/CCF ... Injury #Toxicity #diagnosis ... #management
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
of a fracture does ... follow-up within 1 ... week MH/CCF/ ... Mallet #Finger #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
ICU Liberation Bundle ... Total scores >2 ... Target -1, but will ... #CriticalCare #diagnosis ... #management
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
ankle swelling. 2. ... un lymphatic Diagnostic ... → no signs of CXR ... congestion. 2. ... #management #cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Decompensated HF ... Cardioversion 1. ... cardioversion 2. ... Fibrillation #AFib #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
1. ... Early transit of bubbles ... = PFO 2. ... as RAP>LAP as atrial ... stretched PFO or ASD
BENNETT FRACTURE 
Bennett fracture is an intraarticular two-part fracture of the ulnar side of the base
• Mechanism: Axial ... within the next 2- ... MH/CCF/CWRU ... Thumb #Metacarpal #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis