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Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Myocarditis Diagnosis ... performed) • Clinical ... intolerance • Chest ... block • Heart failure ... #Management #Cardiology
ARDS/VALI progression over the course of 1 week 
 (a) Day 1 - No pathological findings.
No pathological findings ... the differential diagnosis ... oedema due to heart failure ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #ChestXRay
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
→ Acute liver failure ... → Multiorgan failure ... Findings: • ↑AST ... AP, ↑INR, ↑BUN/Cr ... ) Differential Diagnosis
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
non-pulmonary findings ... between these chest ... congestive heart failure ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Heart failure with ... Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... Chest x-ray: signs ... → no signs of CXR ... #management #cardiology
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
pre-existing heart failure ... esp in work-up/management ... get an EKG and CXR ... to report your findings ... Pearls #Checklist #diagnosis
Splenosis Mimicking Cancer - radiograph of the chest showed nodularity along the left hemidiaphragm (Panel A,
radiograph of the chest ... splenic bed, with findings ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CT #Splenosis ... #Heterotopic #NEJM
Incidental Finding of Oleothorax - A chest radiograph showed a dense opacity in the upper area
Incidental Finding ... Oleothorax - A chest ... #Clinical #PCC # ... Radiology #CXR # ... Oleothorax #NEJM
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
and Management ... possibly renal failure ... Clinical Features ... e.g. incidental CXR ... finding)
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
myasthenia Diagnosis ... and EMG Findings ... Imaging - CT Chest ... acute respiratory failure ... #management #neurology