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Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
• Triggers: ATRA ... myalgias, HoTN, edema ... common • Imaging: CXR ... or 15 days of ATRA ... sepsis), PE, DAH, CHF
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
rales, peripheral edema ... un lymphatic Diagnostic ... → no signs of CXR ... #heartfailure #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Based on the CXR that you just saw, you could have made the diagnosis of congestive
Based on the CXR ... have made the diagnosis ... of interstitial edema ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #InterstitialEdema
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Atrial Fibrillation ... Decompensated HF ... wide-complex tachycardia: bundle ... Fibrillation #AFib #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Congestive heart failure
The findings are:
 - bilateral perihilar consolidation with air bronchograms and ill-defined borders
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heart size - subtle ... with pulmonary edema ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #RadiologyAssistant
Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
Effect in Right Atrium ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Small secundum ASD ... #cardiology #clinical ... echocardiogram #s4c #pocus #bubble
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is the result of insufficient output because of cardiac failure, high resistance
heart failure (CHF ... resulting in pulmonary edema ... pressure resulting in edema ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CHF #CXR #Features
CT will also demonstrate signs of congestive heart failure.
On the image on the left notice the
to interstitial edema ... Subtle ground glass ... the differential diagnostic ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #CHF #
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... May have typical HF ... orthopnea, PND, LE edema ... Serial TTE and close ... #management #cardiology