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Pulsatile AAA on Abdominal Exam

A 66-year-old man presented with a 2-month history of abdominal bloating and
abdominal mass, which CT ... to be a large aortic ... PhysicalExam #Aneurysm #Aortic ... #Aorta #Clinical ... #Video #NJEM #vascular
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM) - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis
 1. Wall thickness 215 mm (TTE/CT/MRI) 
 2. Absence
thickness 215 mm ... (TTE/CT/MRI) ... testing, LGE on MRI
Floating Aorta Sign:  Displacement of the abdominal aorta away from the vertebral column. 
On lateral
expected to be ≤10 mm ... in men and ≤7.3 mm ... wall is within 40 mm ... in men and 37.3 mm ... FloatingAortaSign #CT
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Doppler ultrasound; MRA ... ; abdominal CT, ... infusion Adrenal CT ... CT or MRI scan of ... Hyperthyroidism • Aortic
Mobile Aortic Thrombi - Gated aortic magnetic resonance imaging revealed four intraaortic thrombi (arrows) attached to
Mobile Aortic Thrombi ... - Gated aortic ... the descending aorta ... Clinical #Radiology #MRI ... MobileThrombi #NEJM
Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain revealed a giant pituitary adenoma measuring 48 mm in diameter
adenoma measuring 48 mm ... compressing the optic ... Clinical #Radiology #MRI ... PituitaryAdenoma #NEJM
Intra-Aortic Thrombi on Cardiac MRI
4 intraaortic thrombi attached to the wall of the descending aorta,moving in
Intra-Aortic Thrombi ... on Cardiac MRI ... the descending aorta ... Thrombi #Thrombus #Aorta ... Sagittal #Mural #NEJM
Aortic Coarctation on Chest CT
10 yo male,  his father has TGV with a Senning surgery
Aortic Coarctation ... on Chest CT 10 ... arms (130/100 mm ... pulses, also an aortic ... coarctation with near 60 mm
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
ECGs - Ischemia MI ... : Acute STEMI, Aortic ... downgoing ST or 1 mm ... early inferior MI
Severe Mitral Stenosis- The physical examination revealed a right parasternal heave, a loud S1, a midpeaking
revealed moderate aortic ... gradient was 14 mm ... doppler #radiology #NEJM