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Achilles Tendon Rupture - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • The Achilles tendon is 15cm long in
tendon is 15cm long ... pre-determined etiology Signs ... TendonRupture #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms ... pathophysiology #msk
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
CT demonstrates ... can suggest the diagnosis ... feeding vessel sign ... feeding vessel sign ... SepticEmboli #Cavity #RadiologyAssistant
Polo Mint Sign on Chest CT
 • Partial filling defect in a blood vessel surrounded by
Polo Mint Sign on ... filling defect ... #Polo #Mint #Sign ... #CT #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
- Differential Diagnosis ... • CT: Halo sign ... you have HIV), Chills ... sputum, sweats, chills ... #differential #diagnosis
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Paraneoplastic effects ... myasthenia Diagnosis ... test - Cogan sign ... - Peek sign ... Imaging - CT Chest
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Fevers and/or chills ... Nasal polyps and signs ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung ... high-resolution chest CT
Rounded atelectasis
The typical findings of rounded atelectasis on CT are pleural thickening, pleural-based mass and comet
atelectasis on CT ... and comet tail sign ... The underlying lung ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Atelectasis #RadiologyAssistant
CT will also demonstrate signs of congestive heart failure.
On the image on the left notice the
CT will also demonstrate ... signs of congestive ... dependent part of the lungs ... the differential diagnostic ... IntersitialEdema #Septal #RadiologyAssistant
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
extensor elbows, Achilles ... double contour sign ... • Dual-energy CT ... → MSU deposits ... +Radiographic signs
he CT shows a lesion that originates in the lung.
Many would have a lungcancer on the
he CT shows a lesion ... originates in the lung ... their differential diagnostic ... the comet tail sign ... Atelectasis #CometTail #Sign