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CHF - Left-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Valvular Disease (Preserved Diastolic/Systolic Function)
 • Mitral Stenosis
CHF - Left-Sided ... Cardiomyopathy • Pericardial ... Constriction #CHF ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Vascular: - Aortic ... dissection - SCAD • Pericardium ... • Vasculature: PE ... • Alveoli: - CHF ... #Cardiology
Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
• Vascular: Aortic ... dissection, Aortic ... Nodule / mass • Masses ... effusion • CXR ... Diagnosis #pulmonary #radiology
The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
The PA-film shows ... looking at the lateral ... to a pneumonia caused ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia
Pericardial Hemangioma on Echocardiogram (PLAX)
DDx on this para-aortic pericardial mass? 
Radiologist on CT: “No enchancement on
Echocardiogram (PLAX ... DDx on this para-aortic ... PET/CT = on avid ... lesions CMR = ... pocus #clinical #cardiology
Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
since the heart or pericardial ... This causes a density ... anteroinferior side on the lateral ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
Pleural effusion is bilateral in 70% of cases of CHF.
When unilateral, it is slightly more often
in 70% of cases ... of CHF. ... be visible on a PA ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Pleural
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
Dislocation On lateral ... wrist XR, the capitate ... in the lunate ("tea ... repair MH/CCF ... Wrist #Carpal #Radiology
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
gallop rhythm), and laterally ... alveolar edema, bilateral ... → no signs of CXR ... of obstructive epicardial ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
PA view On the PA ... silhouette of the aortic ... we will discuss later ... Clinical #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Normal #Labeled