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Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
• Vascular: Aortic ... dissection, Aortic ... Nodule / mass • Masses ... effusion • CXR ... #pulmonary #radiology
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
- Differential Diagnosis ... Vascular: - Aortic ... dissection - SCAD • Pericardium ... • Vasculature: PE ... #Causes #Cardiology
CHF - Left-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Valvular Disease (Preserved Diastolic/Systolic Function)
 • Mitral Stenosis
- Differential Diagnosis ... Cardiomyopathy • Pericardial ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #causes
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 #
Hilar enlargement
The table summarizes the causes of hilar enlargement.
Normal hili are:
- Normal in position - left
summarizes the causes ... branching vessels #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR ... Differential #Unilateral #Bilateral
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
- Differential Diagnosis ... infarction • Aortic ... OTHER RARE CAUSES ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #cardiology
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
- Differential Diagnosis ... unilateral and bilateral ... Mechanical • Aortic ... Secondary #HTN #Cardiology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
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