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Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
- Differential Diagnosis ... arteries, Venous or arterial ... great vessel congential ... Pericardial effusion • CXR ... #pulmonary #radiology
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
 •
Pattern - Chest Radiology ... lungs • Named after ... Differential Diagnosis ... #pulmonary #CXR ... #clinical #CT
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 ... #Embolism #diagnosis
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Pulmonary artery ... parenchyma Diagnosis ... high-resolution chest CT ... ) • Broncho-arterial ... #differential #diagnosis
Pulmonary sequestration
This is an uncommon cause of lobar consolidation.
It is a congenital abnormality.
A nonfunctioning part of
It is a congenital ... tree and receives arterial ... Notice the feeding artery ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CtChest #
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Prosthetic valve • Congenital ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... than 5 to 7 days after ... #management #cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
- Differential Diagnosis ... Palpitations Diagnosis ... Pheochromocytoma • Pulmonary ... Standing up straight after ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Prosthetic valve • Congenital ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... Cerebral > Splenic, Pulmonary ... Paradoxical emboli via ASD ... than 5 to 7 days after