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Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
and Causes Clinical ... : Amyloidosis (AL ... Fibrosis, Hyper-eosinophilc ... Syndrome, Endocardial ... #cardiology #algorithm
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
Common MRI Sequences - Basic MRI Brain Interpretation

 • T1 Sequence - T1 is for anatomy.
- Basic MRI Brain ... What is pathologic ... hematomas and pus are also ... #Sequences #Radiology ... Neuroradiology #diagnosis
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
- Compatible syndrome ... + MRI lesions + ... lung nodules, may also ... RingEnhancing #Lesions #Brain ... #causes #radiology
Post-MI Free Wall Rupture
1. What's the role of revascularization when presenting with late STEMI?
2. What are
What are some causes ... FreeWall #Rupture #cardiology ... #complications ... #acuteMI #diagnosis ... #management
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
Non-inflammatory Causes ... affecting the Brain ... is important, as ... early diagnosis ... neuropathy (LHON) plus MRI
Leigh Syndrome 
History: 19-month-old girl with hypotonia, developmental 
delay, failure to thrive, and bilateral optic disc
Leigh Syndrome ... patterns (this case ... #Clinical #MRI ... #Brain #Diagnosis ... #Radiology
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
prolapse (Marfan syndrome ... , Ehler-Danlos syndrome ... hypereosinophilic syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
Autoimmune (SLE/APLS ... heart valves • MRI ... brain for cerebral ... Underlying valve pathology ... often seen • MRI
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Cauda Equina Syndrome ... Causes: • Large ... Signs / Symptoms / Complications ... suspected, immediate MRI ... pathophysiology #diagnosis