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Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM) - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis
 1. Wall thickness 215 mm (TTE/CT/MRI) 
 2. Absence
and Management ... thickness 215 mm (TTE/CT ... /MRI) 2. ... testing, LGE on MRI ... #Management #Cardiology
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Myocarditis Diagnosis ... Cardiovascular MRI ... Abnormal ECG, echocardiogram ... cardiac death Management ... #Management #Cardiology
Disseminated Cysticercosis - Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the head revealed diffuse hyperintense septated cystic lesions
resonance imaging (MRI ... Coronal MRI of the ... confirmed the diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Solium #Microscopy #NEJM
X-ray limitations
It’s important to know the limitations of X-rays so we can correctly interpret them in
clinical context, and ... UltraSound (POCUS) to CT ... or MRI. ... X-ray limitations and ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
ventricular arrythmias Diagnostics ... SPECT ($$$), PET CT ... /MRI ($$$$) CORE ... Stress #Testing #cardiology ... #management #diagnosis
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Computed Tomography (CT ... Portal Venous Phase and ... Resonance Imaging (MRI ... #MRI #POCUS #radiology ... #differential #diagnosis
Echocardiographic strategy to sorting type-I vs. type-II MI

Every single patient with a troponin elevation doesn't require
doesn't require an echocardiogram ... between type-1 and ... type-2 MI. ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Echocardiogram
A primer on the causes, evaluation and management of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Young Patients. 
Obstructive:
causes, evaluation and ... management of Acute ... Hypercoagulable States #cardiology ... #Young #cardiology ... #differential #diagnosis
Hemopericardium on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Valentine's day.  Shot through the heart--but not by Cupid.
Hemopericardium on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Diagnosis? ... CT Correlate: https ... Hemopericardium #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... S4C #clinical #cardiology
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Sister had MI in ... Differential/diagnosis ... Embolism #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... A4c #clinical #cardiology