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Myocardial Injury Classification
Chronic myocardial injury: Chronic heart failure, Cardiomyopathy, Hypertension, CKD/ESRD
Acute nonischemic myocardial injury:
 - Primary
: - Primary cardiac ... cardiomyopathy, Acute ... - Primary non-cardiac ... illness: Critical ... Classification #diagnosis #cardiology
Anticipated Valve Locations on Chest Xray - *These are anticipated locations.  The locations could be
chamber enlargement, cardiac ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Build clinical suspicion ... Manage acute cardiac ... injury 4. ... agent, steroids, AC ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Evaluation of mechanical valves of Total Artificial Heart with no contrast
This is a cardiac CT with
contrast This is a cardiac ... avoided due to acute ... kidney injury). ... #CCTA #CTS #clinical ... #radiology #cardiology
Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
Cardiac incisura ... anteroinferior side on the lateral ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Cardiac #Incisura
Interstitial pneumonias
An acute reticular pattern is most frequently caused by interstitial edema due to cardiac heart
pneumonias An acute ... interstitial edema due to cardiac ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Acute #Interstitial
Acute Coronary Syndrome - Diagnostic Likelihood Ratios for Symptoms and Physical Examination. Source: Fanaroff AC, Rymer
Acute Coronary Syndrome ... Source: Fanaroff AC ... : The Rational Clinical ... EBM #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Atypical #ChestPain #Cardiac
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
• A lack of acute ... cardiac disease ... ischemic changes CXR ... lung injury (TRALI ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology
Left lower lobe atelectasis - There is a triangular density seen through the cardiac shadow.
This must
seen through the cardiac ... confirmed on the lateral ... the opposite #Clinical ... #Radiology #CXR
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... gallop rhythm), and laterally ... → no signs of CXR ... Consider cardiac ... diagnosis #management #cardiology