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2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA Focused Update of the 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A
Guideline for the Management ... Task Force on Clinical ... #HeartFailure #Management ... #CHF #guideline ... #ACCAHA2017 #cardiology
Abdominojugular (Hepatojugular) Reflux

Described by Pasteur in 1885 as a physical sign of TR. Still useful for
for diagnosis of CHF ... Positive reflux= ... #PhysicalExam #Clinical ... #VolumeStatus #Cardiology
On the left a patient who had a CT to rule out pulmonary embolism.
There is a
#Clinical #Radiology ... SeptalThickening #CHF ... #RadiologyAssistant
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
In CHF, decreases ... Indications: • CHF ... patients (ie., CHF ... hair) • Risk Of Clinical ... #criticalcare #management
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
In daily clinical ... during a period of CHF ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization ... Redistribution #RadiologyAssistant
MRI Brain Sequence Comparison: T1 vs T2 vs FLAIR
T1:
 - CSF is Dark
 - Grey Matter
vs FLAIR T1: - CSF ... is White T2: - CSF ... Brain #Comparison #clinical ... #radiology #diagnosis ... #neurology
Pleural effusion is not always visible as a meniscus in the costophrenic angle. 
A subpulmonic effusion
with signs of CHF ... there is a high position ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Pleural ... SubpulmonicEffusion #RadiologyAssistant
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
• Common clinical ... • Gram stain: Positive ... 90% • Culture: Positive ... culture or by serology ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Stage II - Interstitial edema
Stage II of CHF is characterized by fluid leakage into the interlobular
edema Stage II of CHF ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #KerleyB ... Intersitial #Edema #RadiologyAssistant
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
is in a normal position ... In the proper clinical ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Lobar #Pneumonia #RadiologyAssistant