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Congenital absence of the pericardium: 
- CXR: leftward shift of the cardiac silhouette, Snoopy sign, no
pericardium: - CXR ... leftward shift of the cardiac ... silhouette, Snoopy sign ... : left posterolateral ... #cardiology #chest
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
can suggest the diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... #SepticEmboli #Cavity ... #RadiologyAssistant
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Myocarditis Diagnosis ... Cardiovascular MRI ... intolerance • Chest ... shock, sudden cardiac ... #Management #Cardiology
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
Look for other signs ... have an acute cardiac ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
un lymphatic Diagnostic ... Chest x-ray: signs ... of CXR congestion ... Consider cardiac ... #management #cardiology
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
is unconscious, signs ... symptoms may include chest ... consultation with cardiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
and Management ... e.g. incidental CXR ... dyspnea, cough, chest ... neuropathy or cardiac ... #Management #Signs
Increased pulmonary venous pressure is related to the pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) and can be
features on the chest ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CHF #CXR #Stages ... #Findings #Signs ... #RadiologyAssistant
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
neuroexam - Oral cavity ... exam Determine Cardiac ... change CV risk Chest ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
On the left a chest film of a 19 year old patient with Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
The
challenging differential diagnosis ... the central dot sign ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... Histiocytosis #Cystic #RadiologyAssistant