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Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Causes of Secondary ... Doppler ultrasound; MRA ... ; abdominal CT, ... infusion Adrenal CT ... CT or MRI scan of
How do you work up an ischemic CVA?
A) Initial Evaluation
 • ABCs
 • IV access, monitor
• Non-contrast CT ... a NCCT or • MRI ... Evaluate underlying cause ... Defined if 1) CT ... Ruled out other causes
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM) - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis
 1. Wall thickness 215 mm (TTE/CT/MRI) 
 2. Absence
thickness 215 mm (TTE/CT ... /MRI) 2. ... Absence of Secondary Cause ... testing, LGE on MRI
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
, oral cavity) Caused ... polyuria in the case ... and/or M RI of ... and/or MRI of the ... and/or MRI of the
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
Case description ... • This case should ... NOT interpret MRI ... • PVNS/Giant Cell ... Has blooming on MRI
Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) - Recognition of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1) Is visual loss caused
Recognition of giant ... Is visual loss caused ... the optic nerve caused ... halo sign PET/CT
Decompression Sickness - The physical examination revealed diffuse violaceous skin mottling over his trunk and arms
extent of the nausea ... #Pneumatosis #CT ... #NEJM
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
Non-contrast CT ... identify non-calculus causes ... Combination of above MRI ... for non-calculus causes ... lower dose than a CT-based
Giant Thrombosed Intracranial Aneurysm - Computed tomography (CT) performed without the administration of contrast material revealed
Giant Thrombosed ... Computed tomography (CT ... CT angiography and ... #MRI #Thrombosed ... Intracranial #Aneurysm #NEJM
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
production to cause ... SPECT ($$$), PET CT ... /MRI ($$$$) CORE