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Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
appearances of pulmonary diseases ... Cytomegalovirus, Influenza, Lymphocytic ... ARDS, Metastatic disease ... Infectious Diseases ... diagnosis #chestCT #radiology
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Abnormal ECG, echocardiogram ... • Antlviral (lymphocytic ... Diagnosis #Management #Cardiology
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease ... • Biliary Disease ... • Peptic Ulcer Disease ... Radiculopathy #ChestPain ... #Noncardiac #Cardiology
Myxedema Heart on Echocardiogram
52F with weeks of shortness of breath, pedal edema and constipation.  Exam
Myxedema Heart on Echocardiogram ... amyloid heart disease ... Myxedema #Heart #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology
Checklist for the Echocardiographic Evaluation of Pulmonary Hypertension
 • Record estimated PASP
 • Evaluate RV size
PH (left heart disease ... Echocardiography #diagnosis #cardiology ... #echocardiogram
Causes of Myocarditis 
1. Infectious Myocarditis
 • Bacterial - Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Pneumococcus, Meningococcus, Gonococcus, Salmonella, Corynebacterium
Borrelia (Lyme disease ... Leptospira (Weil disease ... Infection-negative lymphocytic ... rheumatic heart disease ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology
Quincke's Pulse in a patient with a normal echocardiogram (non-valvular)

A 70 y/o man presents with new
with a normal echocardiogram ... function, no valvular disease ... Fingernails #Nailbed #Cardiology
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
the extent of disease ... Monoclonal B Cell Lymphocyte ... Testing: • EKG • Echocardiogram
Lymphocytic interstitial pneumonitis or LIP is uncommon, being seen mainly in patients with autoimmune disease, particularly
Lymphocytic interstitial ... with autoimmune disease ... patient's underlying disease ... #Clinical #Radiology
Rheumatic heart disease on Echocardiogram (PLAX) - Aortic & Mitral Stenosis

- Ivan Stankovic, MD, PhD @Ivan_Echocardio

#Rheumatic
Rheumatic heart disease ... on Echocardiogram ... Rheumatic #heart #disease ... #Echocardiogram ... PLAX #clinical #cardiology