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Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
failure. ... Look for other signs ... of heart failure ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Sarcoidosis 
Non-caseating granulomas (Composed of T-helper & inflammatory cells) 
Clinical:
 • Disease fatal in 10% of
inflammatory cells) Clinical ... exertion • Neurologic ... • Cardiac: Heart ... failure, dysrhythmias ... #Symptoms #Signs
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Myocarditis Diagnosis ... performed) • Clinical ... Abnormal ECG, echocardiogram ... failure • Elevated ... failure therapy
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
pathognomonic signs ... high index of clinical ... embolism +++, Heart ... failure -(rare) ... failure ++, Valve
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Heart failure with ... Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... failure). ... un lymphatic Diagnostic ... #management #cardiology
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
disequilibrium syndrome • Diagnosis ... irrigation • Management ... Torsemide) • Acute pulmonary ... failure, liver ... Excretion #Diuresis #Nephrology
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
Pulmonary hemorrhage ... with congestive heart ... failure. ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... Consolidation #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Increased pulmonary venous pressure is related to the pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) and can be
Increased pulmonary ... failure. ... In daily clinical ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
runner presents to clinic ... ASA, Kussmaul's sign ... to workup right-heart ... failure. ... expiration not meeting diagnostic
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
disease, left heart ... Transthoracic echocardiogram ... m/s • Other signs ... - Right heart catheterization ... #management #hepatology