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Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Myocarditis Diagnosis ... performed) • Clinical ... Cardiovascular MRI Clinical ... summation gallop • Abnormal ... #Management #Cardiology
Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis ... , Symptoms and Management ... Clinical Presentation ... hepatomegaly - normal ... Signs #Symptoms #Cardiology
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
the differential diagnosis ... lab-findings were normal ... Biopsy revealed the diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... OrganizingPneumonia #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis of Lymphangitic Carcinomatosis. 
On the left multiple diseases showing septal thickening:
1. Lymphangitic carcinomatosis: irregular
Differential diagnosis ... secondary lobules with normal ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Comparison #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... sx overlap with normal ... Cardiomyopathy #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Lung infarction
The radiographic features of acute pulmonary thromboembolism are insensitive and nonspecific.
The most common radiographic findings
Pulmonary Embolism Diagnosis ... chest x-ray is normal ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Lung #Infarction #RadiologyAssistant
Inherited Arrhythmia Syndromes
Entity - Prevalence / Incidence - Diagnosis - Arrhythmic Presentation - Management
 • Long
/ Incidence - Diagnosis ... Presentation - Management ... and Structurally Normal ... Arrhythmia #Syndromes #clinical ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Fleischner Society recommendations for follow-up of nodules
Previous chest radiographs should be reviewed to determine if the
Management of indeterminate ... mm depends on clinical ... definitive tissue diagnosis ... #Management #Radiology ... Pulmonary #Nodules #RadiologyAssistant
It can be difficult to distinguish these three entities.
There are two diagnostic hints for further differentiation:
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There are two diagnostic ... black' lung is abnormal ... penicillamine) #Clinical ... #Radiology #CTChest ... Attenuation #Comparison #RadiologyAssistant
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
Cesarean delivery Clinical ... Presentation: • Mimics normal ... Key Point: High clinical ... recognition and management ... Cardiomyopathy #Cardiology