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Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Build clinical suspicion ... acute cardiac injury ... Presentation: - Fever ... #Myocarditis #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Katayama Fever - Physical examination and diagnostic testing revealed multiple small papules on the trunk (Panel
Katayama Fever - ... examination and diagnostic ... infiltrates on the chest ... #Clinical #Radiology ... KatayamaFever #Rash #NEJM
Esophageal Atresia and Tracheoesophageal Fistula- An infant had an apneic episode at birth and received positive-pressure
A chest radiograph ... (arrow) at the level ... fistula, type C, was diagnosed ... #NEJM #clinical ... #radiology #esophageal
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
or family - Ever ... Change in clinical ... one post op Cardiology ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis- Computed tomography of the chest, reconstructed in the coronal plane at the level of the
tomography of the chest ... coronal plane at the level ... #clinical #Lymphangioleiomyomatosis ... #LAM #radiology ... wedge #biopsy #NEJM
Disseminated Actinomycosis- ...Computed tomography of the chest and abdomen revealed multiple pulmonary nodules (Panel A) associated
tomography of the chest ... with the use of video-assisted ... patient received a diagnosis ... #NEJM #clinical ... #radiology #CT #
Fleischner Society recommendations for follow-up of nodules
Previous chest radiographs should be reviewed to determine if the
lesion has been stable ... mm depends on clinical ... definitive tissue diagnosis ... #Management #Radiology ... #CTChest #Fleischner
Tuberculous Pericarditis- On examination, the patient’s neck veins were distended, and heart sounds were muffled. An
A [arrow] and Video ... adenosine deaminase level ... A diagnosis of tuberculous ... #NEJM #clinical ... #radiology #tuberculous
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
This patient’s clinical ... exam findings and clinical ... trauma are diagnosed ... bleeding often from a liver ... #Radiology #CTChest