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Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM) - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis
 1. Wall thickness 215 mm (TTE/CT/MRI) 
 2. Absence
215 mm (TTE/CT/MRI ... Supportive: genetic testing ... , LGE on MRI) Four ... Prevention - Prevent Symptoms ... #Management #Cardiology
Syncope Diagnostic Testing and Evaluation: Cost Effectiveness
Frequency obtained - Abnormal findings - Helped determine etiology of
Syncope Diagnostic ... Testing and Evaluation ... /S, EEG, Brain MRI ... Effectiveness #table ... #comparison
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Resonance Imaging (MRI ... #Contrast #CT #MRI ... #POCUS #radiology ... #differential #diagnosis ... #comparison #table
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... • They must be able ... ($$$), PET CT/MRI ... #cardiology #management ... #diagnosis
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis ... ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms ... Echocardiography, Cardiac ... MRI, Cardiac Catheterization ... #differential #cardiology
Krabbe Disease 

Check out this interesting case of Krabbe disease, a rare genetic leukodystrophy. Diagnosis was
Krabbe Disease ... Diagnosis was made ... confirmatory lab testing ... neurotoxic • Symptoms ... #Diagnosis #MRI
Osgood-Schlatter Disease - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Infrapatellar fat-pad edema with loss of the patellar tendon
patellar tendon sharp posterior ... • MRI is more sensitive ... tear (similar symptoms ... patella #clinical #mri ... #diagnosis #msk
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) - T2, T1 precontrast, T1 portal venous,
Resonance Imaging (MRI ... #MRI #MagneticResonance ... #radiology #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #table #appearance
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
pathognomonic signs/symptoms ... heart valves • MRI ... often seen • MRI ... - Infectious Diseases ... #table
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
suspected HH based on symptoms ... elevated, HFE gene testing ... causes of liver disease ... liver biopsy or MRI ... hemochromatosis; HIC, hepatic