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Restarting Anticoagulation after TIA or Acute Ischemic Stroke

 • TIA → Consider (re-) starting a NOAC
Anticoagulation after TIA or Acute ... transformation by brain ... CT or MRI within ... CT or MRI within ... CVA #neurology #management
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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standard, rarely performed ... Cardiovascular MRI ... summation gallop • Abnormal ... cardiac death Management ... #Cardiology
Evolution of stroke on CT and MRI. 

Day 1: NCHCT demonstrates obscure left insular cortex. No
Evolution of stroke on CT ... No abnormal lesion ... consistent with acute ... consistent with acute ... Timeline #Neurology #Radiology
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Algorithm for the ... Causes of acute ... imaging with barium, CT ... , or MR enterography ... Chronic #Diarrhea #management
Timeline for Progression of T2WI and DWI Findings in Acute Stroke
 - In the acute phase
DWI Findings in Acute ... phase T2WI will be normal ... - DWI in brain ... #Stroke #CVA #MRI ... Timeline #Neurology #Radiology
Common MRI Sequences - Basic MRI Brain Interpretation

 • T1 Sequence - T1 is for anatomy.
- Basic MRI Brain ... can’t get into normal ... Acute strokes are ... bright on DWI is an acute ... #Sequences #Radiology
Optic Neuritis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Epidemiology: Female (75%), 18-50 years,
caucasian
 • Symptoms: Moderate visual
Diagnosis and Management ... orbital pain, (Sub)acute ... R-G or B-Y • MRI ... anterior lesions (a), Brain ... : normal / WM lesions
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
Algorithm regarding ... <45% and SF is normal ... testing should be performed ... liver biopsy or MRI ... #diagnosis #management
Nuclear myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) may be performed by either single-photon emission CT (SPECT) or positron
) may be performed ... single-photon emission CT ... Acute pulmonary ... embolism Acute ... baseline EKG is abnormal
Cryptococcal meningitis on T2 MRI
30 M from sub-Saharan Africa presents w/ progressive Headache x1 mo, +neck
meningitis on T2 MRI ... bubble sign on mri ... a second LP is performed ... #Brain #clinical ... #radiology