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Signs of Pulmonary Hypertension on Chest CT
 • Main PA is dilated and larger than the
CT • Main PA ... reflux into the hepatic ... PHTN #ChestCT #CTChest ... #Radiology #cardiology ... #diagnosis
Pericarditis - Definition and Diagnostic Criteria
Acute Pericarditis 
 • Inflammatory pericardial syndrome to be diagnosed with
and Diagnostic ... chest pain ... imaging technique (CT ... #Pericarditis #diagnosis ... #criteria #cardiology
Feeding Vessel Sign on Chest CT
 • Distinct pulmonary vessel leading into a lung nodule or
CT • Distinct ... • DDx: Septic ... #Vessel #Sign #CT ... Lung #Pulmonary #diagnosis ... #radiology #clinical
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
runner presents to clinic ... reversal of the hepatic ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... #a4c #pocus #clinical ... #cardiology
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset HFpEF.
Constrictive Pericarditis ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... mitral velocity and hepatic ... #CP #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
CT demonstrates ... can suggest the diagnosis ... in the proper clinical ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Halo Sign on Chest CT
 • SPN or mass surrounded by a circumferential GGO
 • DDx:
Halo Sign on Chest ... CT • SPN or mass ... #Halo #Sign #CT ... Lung #Pulmonary #diagnosis ... #radiology #clinical
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Myocarditis Diagnosis ... intolerance • Chest ... pain, pericarditis ... Abnormal ECG, echocardiogram ... #Management #Cardiology
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Aneurysm • Pericarditis ... Disease • Peptic ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
On the left a patient who had a CT to rule out pulmonary embolism.
There is a
patient who had a CT ... The diagnosis based ... on this CT was ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #SeptalThickening