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Congestive Heart Failure - Causes, Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
 • Dilated Cardiomyopathy 
 • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Failure - Causes, Pathophysiology ... and Differential ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #cardiology ... #HFrEF #HFpEF #CHF
Nontuberculous mycobacteria
Nontuberculous mycobacteria, also known as atypical mycobacteria, are all the other mycobacteria which can cause
within the cavity (arrow ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
High Output Heart Failure - Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
Obesity - Systemic Vasodilation, Vasoactive Adipokines
Arteriovenous Fistula -
and Differential ... #HeartFailure #CHF ... #Pathophysiology ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #cardiology
Peripheral Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Lower Extremity Edema

Edema occurs when any of the following
Peripheral Edema - Differential ... Edema: • DVT • CHF ... Extremity Edema: • CHF ... Peripheral #Edema #differential ... #PhysicalExam #Pathophysiology
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
gallop rhythm), and laterally ... mottled extremities, narrow ... alveolar edema, bilateral ... → no signs of CXR ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Hilar enlargement
The table summarizes the causes of hilar enlargement.
Normal hili are:
- Normal in position - left
vessels #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #HilarEnlargement ... #Enlargement #Differential ... #Unilateral #Bilateral
Pleural effusion is not always visible as a meniscus in the costophrenic angle. 
A subpulmonic effusion
with signs of CHF ... on both sides (arrow ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Pleural
The contours of the left and right diaphragm should be visible.
The right diaphragm should be visible
chest wall (red arrow ... the heart (blue arrow ... Clinical #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
during a period of CHF ... vascular pedicle (red arrows ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Pregnancy (AFLP) Pathophysiology ... Fat infiltrates maternal ... AP, ↑INR, ↑BUN/Cr ... infiltration) Differential ... diagnosis #management #pathophysiology