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Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
arteries, Venous or arterial ... great vessel congential ... Nodule / mass • Masses ... Pericardial effusion • CXR ... #pulmonary #radiology
Secundum atrial septal defect (ASD) CardiacCT. In nl development, the ostium secundum allows placental blood to
septal defect (ASD ... lungs by RA to LA ... @AChoiHeart #Clinical ... #Radiology #Cardiology ... CardiacCTA #CCTA #ASD
There is a hydropneumothorax.
Notice the air-fluid level (blue arrow).
The upper lobe is still attached to the
is a possible diagnosis ... airways leading to pulmonary ... cyst formation and ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumothorax
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Clinical Classification ... Pulmonary arterial ... hypertension - Congenital ... Classification #Diagnosis ... #Differential #Causes
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
obstruction • COPD • Congenital ... Physical stigmata of cor ... parenchyma Diagnosis ... CT) • Broncho-arterial ... #differential #diagnosis
Krabbe Disease 

Check out this interesting case of Krabbe disease, a rare genetic leukodystrophy. Diagnosis was
this interesting case ... Diagnosis was made ... guide confirmatory lab ... testing and expedite ... #Radiology
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... chronic illness, clinical ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR ... Consolidation #Causes
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
(LV thrombus, LAA ... - Most Common Cause ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... prosthetic valve, PFO, ASD ... Artery #Embolism #diagnosis
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
plane into left atrium ... inferior wall - Congenital ... MR from dilated LA ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
- Differential Diagnosis ... Palpitations Diagnosis ... Pheochromocytoma • Pulmonary ... #Palpitations #Cardiology ... #Differential #Diagnosis