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Medications Used in Congestive Heart Failure

In CHF, the heart is failing as a pump; cardiac output
Failure In CHF ... as a pump; cardiac ... congestion the lungs ... designed to increase cardiac ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
Cardiac incisura ... wall, since the heart ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #Cardiac ... #Incisura #RadiologyAssistant
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
feeding vessel sign ... feeding vessel sign ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... SepticEmboli #Cavity #RadiologyAssistant
Stages in the development of HF and recommended therapy by stage. ACEI indicates angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor;
disease; CRT, cardiac ... , heart failure; ... hypertension; ICD ... #CHF #Congestive ... Algorithm #Management #Cardiology
On the left a patient with CHF. 
There is an increase in heart size compared to
an increase in heart ... Other signs of CHF ... supine film the cardiac ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Comparison #RadiologyAssistant
The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
shows a silhouette sign ... of the left heart ... anteriorly in the left lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant
Atrial Fibrillation Overview

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

1. Why?
Cardiac:
• Valvular heart disease
•
exercise intolerance, chest ... Cardiac: • Valvular ... heart disease ... Decompensated HF ... #Fibrillation #Cardiology
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
Look for other signs ... have an acute cardiac ... , may have non-cardiac ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
On the left another patient with a large cardiac silhouette on the chest x-ray due to
patient with a large cardiac ... CT-reconstruction #Clinical ... #Radiology #CXR ... #CTChest #Cardiomegaly ... PericardialEffusion #RadiologyAssistant
Commotio Cordis 
- Commotio cordis occurs when an object strikes the chest over the heart. It
object strikes the chest ... over the heart. ... T wave in the cardiac ... Pathophysiology #Cardiology ... #Sudden #Cardiac