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How do you work up an ischemic CVA?
A) Initial Evaluation
 • ABCs
 • IV access, monitor
How do you work ... Evaluate underlying cause ... ) Other: • CBC ... Ruled out other causes ... #CVA #stroke #workup
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation ... oxyhemoglobin saturation ... ventricular stroke work ... ventricular stroke work ... Visualmed #RHC #Interpretation
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
Toxoplasmosis (CD4 ... CNS Lymphoma (CD4 ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #radiology #neurology
Timeline for Progression of T2WI and DWI Findings in Acute Stroke
 - In the acute phase
- ADC will be ... Stroke #CVA #MRI #Interpretation ... Progression #Timeline #Neurology ... #Radiology #Findings
Evolution of MRI Findings in Stroke

MR images at five subsequent time points in a 67-year-old woman
On the ADC maps, ... map than on the ADC ... CVA #Clinical #Radiology ... #Interpretation ... #Findings #Neurology
Evolution of stroke on CT and MRI. 

Day 1: NCHCT demonstrates obscure left insular cortex. No
DWI and ADC images ... Stroke #CVA #MRI #Interpretation ... Progression #Timeline #Neurology ... #Radiology #Findings
Mammogram Basics

A diagnostic mammogram is obtained when a patient has symptoms, usually a mass. The mass
from the top (the CC ... of each breast (CC ... white) soft tissue masses ... Mammography #Breast #Radiology ... clinical #diagnosis #interpretation
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
MD (@long_brit) Case ... defaulting to a normal interpretation ... and his oxygen saturation ... Most commonly caused ... #Radiology #CTChest