6 results
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Endomyocardial biopsy ... • Antlviral (lymphocytic ... Diagnosis #Management #Cardiology
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
Cytomegalovirus, Influenza, Lymphocytic ... complex • Nodular/Masses ... Nocardia spp; Actinomyces ... diagnosis #chestCT #radiology
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Treatment: - Lymphocytic ... diagnosis #management #cardiology ... #summary #biopsy
Causes of Myocarditis 
1. Infectious Myocarditis
 • Bacterial - Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Pneumococcus, Meningococcus, Gonococcus, Salmonella, Corynebacterium
Causes of Myocarditis ... - Aspergillus, Actinomyces ... Infection-negative lymphocytic ... more commonly cause ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology
Disseminated Actinomycosis- ...Computed tomography of the chest and abdomen revealed multiple pulmonary nodules (Panel A) associated
Biopsy of the lung ... with the use of video-assisted ... bacterial infection caused ... by actinomyces ... NEJM #clinical #radiology
Nonossifying Fibroma with Pathologic Fracture - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Cortically based, geographic, lucent lesion with
Nonossifying Fibroma with Pathologic ... Fracture - MSK Radiology ... no follow-up or biopsy ... potential of pathologic ... mri #clinical #Radiology