10 results
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Myocarditis Diagnosis ... Cardiovascular MRI ... cardiac death Management ... IVIG (Giant cell, eosinophilic ... #Management #Cardiology
Diastolic Function Grading - Schematic diastolic filling patterns

I: impaired relaxation, II: moderate diastolic dysfunction (pseudonormal), III:
compliance), ECG: electrocardiogram ... , MI: mitral inflow ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Grades #Criteria #Table
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
• They must be able ... ventricular arrythmias Diagnostics ... ($$$), PET CT/MRI ... Stress #Testing #cardiology ... #management #diagnosis
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
figger out what the pathology ... visible wall #CXR ... #Differential #Table ... Lung #Pulmonary #Diagnosis ... #Radiology
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
The table summarizes ... OP) and chronic eosinophilic ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #Table
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
Renal Calculus AXR ... obstruction - Able ... Combination of above MRI ... stones #calculus #Radiology ... #Diagnosis
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
ECGs - Ischemia MI ... angiogram findings Pathologic ... Ischemia #ECG #EKG #diagnosis ... #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #STEMI
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
un lymphatic Diagnostic ... → no signs of CXR ... Other: Electrocardiogram ... #heartfailure #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... ancestry, LGE on MRI ... Delivery • Stable ... Cardiomyopathy #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
tachycardia on the electrocardiogram ... congestion on a CXR ... recognition and management ... Cardiomyopathy #Cardiology ... #OBGyn #Diagnosis