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Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Coronary Artery ... venous origin of CE material ... #Artery #Embolism ... #diagnosis #differential ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Causes of Chronic ... Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Artery Disease ... Thickening/Masses Chest
CHF - Left-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Valvular Disease (Preserved Diastolic/Systolic Function)
 • Mitral Stenosis
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Regurgitation Coronary ... Artery Disease ... Myocardial Ischemia Chronic ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
gallop rhythm), and laterally ... *Chronic HFrEF may ... → no signs of CXR ... Coronary angiography ... artery disease
Left Main Coronary Artery Aneurysm- The left main coronary artery opened into a large spherical cavity
Artery Aneurysm ... artery opened into ... with contrast material ... #artery #angiography ... #aneurysm #radiology
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) and Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Definition: mean pulmonary-artery pressure > 25mmHg
mean pulmonary-artery ... and pulmonary angiography ... Balloon Pulmonary-Artery ... reduce pulmonary-artery ... prevent pulmonary-artery
Kugel's collateral (or Kugel's Artery): 
Collateral through interatrial septum from RCA sinus node branch to distal
collateral (or Kugel's Artery ... Kugels #collateral #Artery ... #clinical #cardiology ... #angiography #angiogram ... #coronary #cathlab
Broncholithiasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Also known as: Lung stones, pulmoliths, pneumoliths, bronchial calculi
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Broncholithiasis - Differential ... • Nonspecific chronic ... aorta or pulmonary artery ... Hypertrophied Bronchial Artery ... Broncholithiasis #Differential
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
Hypertension - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... renal artery stenosis ... Secondary #HTN #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
without contrast material ... day HEART - Coronary ... Computed Tomography Angiography ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR