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Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Diagnosis and Causes ... Clinical: Dyspnea ... Echocardiography, Cardiac MRI ... #differential # ... cardiology #algorithm
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
Arrhythmias - Differential ... Structural • Valve ... disease • Cardiomyopathy ... tissue (previous MI ... #Arrhythmias #Cardiology
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Resonance Imaging (MRI ... #Contrast #CT #MRI ... #POCUS #radiology ... #differential # ... diagnosis #comparison
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
- Most Common Cause ... TTE, TEE, CT or MRI ... risk factors: cardiomyopathy ... Embolism #diagnosis #differential ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Krabbe Disease 

Check out this interesting case of Krabbe disease, a rare genetic leukodystrophy. Diagnosis was
this interesting case ... guide confirmatory lab ... • Symmetric abnormal ... Disease #Diagnosis #MRI ... #Clinical #Radiology
Posterior Ankle Impingement (Os Trigonum) Syndrome - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Os trigonum which has marrow
posterolateral talus ... Case description ... hallucis longus Differential ... OsTrigonum #Syndrome #clinical ... #mri #clinical
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
Causes of Primary ... parachute mitral valve ... from dilated LA ... Primary #Functional #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Hydroxyapatite Deposition Disease (HADD) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Ovoid hypointense structures along the bursal surface
Case description ... • MRI shows globular ... Differential diagnosis ... low-signal normal ... #mri #clinical
Focal Periphyseal Edema (FOPE lesion) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Arrows identifying the characteristic edema-like signal
repeated follow-up MRI ... (save $$) Differential ... The physis is normal ... Edema #lesion #clinical ... #mri #clinical
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... ancestry, LGE on MRI ... sx overlap with normal ... diagnosis #management #cardiology