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Congestive Heart Failure - Causes, Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
 • Dilated Cardiomyopathy 
 • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Heart Failure - Causes ... , Pathophysiology ... #Pathophysiology ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology ... #HFrEF #HFpEF #CHF
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Cardiovascular Causes ... Tamponade Pulmonary Causes ... • Alveoli: - CHF ... Pneumothorax Other Causes ... #Cardiology
High Output Heart Failure - Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
Obesity - Systemic Vasodilation, Vasoactive Adipokines
Arteriovenous Fistula -
Heart Failure - Pathophysiology ... #HeartFailure #CHF ... #Pathophysiology ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology ... #causes
Tree in Bud Sign
The Tree-in-Bud sign represents Endobronchial spread in a linear branching pattern and centrilobular
It is caused by ... actually seen in all causes ... pneumonia, congenital causes ... diagnosis #clinical #radiology ... #ChestCT #pathophysiology
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Heart Failure Pathophysiology ... → Inflammation causes ... endpoint of all-cause ... iron #deficiency #CHF ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
Redistribution In a normal chest ... non-perfused vessels and causes ... during a period of CHF ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization
Ground Glass Opacities on Lung CT - Pathophysiology
Ground glass opacity lung is denser (whiter) than normal
Opacities on Lung CT - Pathophysiology ... often, GGO is caused ... Lung #pulmonary #ChestCT ... #Pathophysiology ... #Radiology
Commotio Cordis 
- Commotio cordis occurs when an object strikes the chest over the heart. It
object strikes the chest ... It can cause sudden ... Cordis #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology ... #Cardiology #Sudden
Pleural effusion is not always visible as a meniscus in the costophrenic angle. 
A subpulmonic effusion
always visible as a meniscus ... In these cases, ... with signs of CHF ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Pleural
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Medical history ... disease b) CHF ... one post op Cardiology ... change CV risk Chest ... perioperative medical