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Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
The most common cause ... from the various causes ... may still have a normal ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
Cardiac incisura ... This causes a density ... It is a normal finding ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Incisura #RadiologyAssistant
Digoxin effect on Electrocardiogram (EKG)
Digoxin is a cardiac glycoside from the foxglove leaf
Mechanism
 - Inhibits Na-K
Digoxin effect on Electrocardiogram ... Digoxin is a cardiac ... - Decreases AV nodal ... conduction Uses ... #EKG #Cardiology
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Framework NCPE Pathophysiology ... Causes include: ... lack of acute cardiac ... disease • Normal ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... survival is 93-95% Pathophysiology ... symptoms are not caused ... neuropathy or cardiac ... anterior/posterior MSK
Digoxin Pharmacology and Pathophysiology
1) Na/K ATPase Pump - Digoxin works by directly binding to and inhibiting
Pharmacology and Pathophysiology ... intracellular calcium causes ... phase O of the cardiac ... levels stay within normal ... #cardiology
On a chest film only the outer contours of the heart are seen.
In many cases we
heart figure is normal ... Enlargement will cause ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... Atrium #Ventricle #Cardiac ... #Chambers #RadiologyAssistant
Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency) - Diagnosis and Management

Vitamin C is required for hydroxylation of proline residues
Diagnosis and Management ... nonimmune hemolysis MSK ... , or any other cause ... with 1 g/day of oral ... #AscorbicAcid #Pathophysiology
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Incidence: 1 to 2 cases ... MANIFESTATIONS: • The cardinal ... protein with a normal ... the underlying pathophysiology ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
10-33% develop MS ... monophasic Pathophysiology ... Sjogren's • CSF: - Abnormal ... • Infectious causes ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management