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Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
Vascular: ... arteries, Venous or arterial ... ex: duplicated SVC ... Pericardial effusion • CXR ... #pulmonary #radiology
Approach to the Hypercoagulable State
Arterial thromboembolism
→ Cardiac rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging
→ Test for APS, particularly
rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram ... , Vascular imaging ... → Test for APS ... CBC, aPTT, +/- CXR ... Workup #hematology #diagnosis
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... and diplopia) • Vascular ... Disease: Arterial ... Behcet syndrome (Clinical ... is a skin prick test
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
Clinical suspicion ... Amyloidosis Clinical ... activity of factor X, vascular ... Testing: • EKG • Echocardiogram ... disproportionate atrial
Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
Effect in Right Atrium ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Flow from IVC hampering ... #cardiology #clinical ... #echocardiogram
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
or dilated) • Valvular ... and relief of IVC ... support for patients clinically ... Serial TTE and close ... #management #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
determine if stress test ... Change in clinical ... - Peripheral vascular ... CARP, DECREASE V trials ... stratification #diagnosis
Dilation of the azygos vein is a sign of increased right atrial pressure and is usually
increased right atrial ... the width of the vascular ... increase of 3 mm in comparison ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Azygous
The location of the cardiac valves is best determined on the lateral radiograph.
A line is drawn
cardiac valves is best ... enlargement of the left atrium ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR