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Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 • Mechanism: ischemic pain
 • Can present
in Sickle Cell Disease ... predispose to other orthopedic ... • XR, MRI to ... • Differentiate ... #differential #
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
 •
Pattern - Chest Radiology ... hematogenous spread of a disease ... inhalational injury Differential ... #differential # ... diagnosis #pulmonary #CXR
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
very important to differentiate ... will limit the differential ... are so small and diffuse ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
cardiogenic edema, to differentiate ... chronic heart disease ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... to think of the differential ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Multifocal #Differential
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
Arthritis) - MSK Radiology ... Differential diagnosis ... disproportionately narrowed and diffuse ... chondral disease ... #clinical #Radiology
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
peri/myocarditis (diffuse ... STE, diffuse PR ... triple vessel disease ... electrocardiogram #cardiology ... Interpretation #differential
Multifocal
Multifocal consolidations are also described as multifocal ill-defined opacities or densities.
In most cases these are the
to segmental, diffuse ... is interstitial disease ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Multifocal ... Consolidation #Differential
Post Cardiac Catheterization Complications
Access site complications
 • Hematoma - Pain, swelling, bruising
 • Retroperitoneal bleed -
complications • Hematoma ... presyncope • MI ... nephropathy - Rise in Cr ... Complications #cardiology ... #differential #