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Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
Causes of Primary ... ) Causes of primary ... Age-related changes, chronic ... Primary #Functional #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
- Most Common Cause ... TTE, TEE, CT or MRI ... rheumatic valve disease ... Embolism #diagnosis #differential ... #cardiology
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... pneumonia • Chronic ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... ) • CXR upright ... #causes #management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... ancestry, LGE on MRI ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... #cardiology #treatment
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... Diagnostic Criteria ... • Infectious causes ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #differential
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
Presentation: - Disease ... - Causes progressive ... MRI: Brain, cervical ... conditions listed in differential ... neurology #diagnosis #management
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
importantly, bedside ultrasound ... the determined cause ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
Hodgkin Lymphoma - Clinical ... Immunohistochemical studies (to differentiate ... number of sites of disease ... through Ann Arbor criteria ... hematology #oncology #management
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
worsening of that disease ... specific diagnostic criteria ... noncompliance • Clinical ... initiation Clinical ... #Diagnosis #Management
On the left a chest film of a 19 year old patient with Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
The
this pattern was caused ... most challenging differential ... many inhalational diseases ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #