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Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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performed) • Clinical ... intolerance • Chest ... gallop • Abnormal ECG ... shock, sudden cardiac ... Diagnosis #Management #Cardiology
Tetralogy of Falot on Chest X-Ray
Tetralogy of Falot comprises four defects -
1. Ventricular septal defect (VSD)
2.
typical boot shaped heart ... caused the upturned cardiac ... the most common cardiac ... complication in Cyanotc Heart ... #XRay #CXR #clinical
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
Congenital absence of the pericardium: 
- CXR: leftward shift of the cardiac silhouette, Snoopy sign, no
pericardium: - CXR ... leftward shift of the cardiac ... displacement of the heart ... #chest #radiology ... #clinical
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Heart failure with ... Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... → no signs of CXR ... Consider cardiac ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Palpitations - Differential ... muscle twitching CARDIAC ... Nonarrhythmic Cardiac ... #Palpitations #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Amyloidosis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 4 Chamber (A4C)
Pt with systemic AL amyloidosis presents with 1
appearance of heart ... on CXR. ... #POCUS #clinical ... Echocardiogram #Cardiology ... #A4C
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
lack of acute cardiac ... level <100 pg/ml EKG ... ischemic changes CXR ... distribution • Heart ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Previous normal chest x-ray (left) and CHF stage II with perihilar haze (right). On the left
Previous normal chest ... x-ray (left) and CHF ... with congestive heart ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
disease b) CHF ... indicated • EKG ... Obtain EKG if: ... Change in clinical ... one post op Cardiology