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Distinguishing Between Primary and Secondary Hyperaldosteronism and Mimics

#Diagnosis #Hyperaldosteronism #Primary #Secondary #Mimics #Comparison #Table #Differential
Hyperaldosteronism and Mimics ... Primary #Secondary #Mimics ... #Comparison #Table ... #Differential
The RIGID patient: tetanus mimics
 - Serotonin Syndrome
 - Neuroleptic Malignant Sx
 - Malignant Hyperthermia
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patient: tetanus mimics ... Dystonia #tetanus #mimics ... #comparison #table ... rigid #patient #differential
Estimated Medical Radiation Doses for 5 Year-Old Child

3-view ankle	0.0015 mSv	1/14th CXRs
2-view chest	0.02 mSv	1 CXRs
Anteroposterior and lateral
2-view chest 0.02 ... Head CT 4 mSv ... 200 CXRs Chest ... CT 3 mSv 150 CXRs ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
Chilaiditi Sign on Chest X-Ray
Anterior interposition of the colon between the hemidiaphragm and the liver.
Chilaiditi sign
Chilaiditi Sign on Chest ... Chilaiditi sign mimics ... Chilaiditi #Sign #Chest ... #XRay #CXR #clinical
Pneumoperitoneum vs Pseudo-Pneumoperitoneum aka Chilaiditi Sign
It mimics pneumoperitoneum and it is thus important to diagnose it
Chilaiditi Sign It mimics ... clinical #radiology #cxr ... #xray #chest
Mucoid impaction
Mucus plugs or mucoid impaction can mimick the appearance of lung nodules or a mass.
Sometimes
impaction can mimick ... CT demonstrated ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CTChest #MucoidImpaction
Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Chronic Cough - Differential ... lymadenopathy, clubbing, chest ... ) • Abnormal CXR ... refer + order CT ... Chronic #Cough #Differential
Differential diagnosis of Lymphangitic Carcinomatosis. 
On the left multiple diseases showing septal thickening:
1. Lymphangitic carcinomatosis: irregular
Differential diagnosis ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CTChest ... Carcinomatosis #Mimic ... #Differential # ... Comparison #Table
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
6 mSv 2 years CHEST ... ) — Chest 7 mSv ... mSv 6 months - Chest ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
symptomatology Differential ... , anti-CCP • CXR ... high resolution chest ... CT • Bronchoscopy ... Renal #Syndrome #differential