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Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Restrictive Cardiomyopathy ... Diffuse Lung Disease ... Arterial Hypertension ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
the left some diseases ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #Nodular ... #Differential #
On the left a patient with ground glass pattern in a mosaic distribution.
The clue here is
with ground glass pattern ... enlargement of pulmonary ... caliber due to chronic ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #GGO #
On the left another patient with ground glass pattern in a mosaic distribution.
Again the ground glass
with ground glass pattern ... thromboembolic disease ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #GGO # ... Thromboembolism #RadiologyAssistant
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... • Pulmonary embolus ... Avoid ARBs • ICD ... Serial TTE and close ... #cardiology #treatment
On the left a patient who is treated with cytotoxic drugs for a hematologic malignancy.
The radiographic
like idiopathic pulmonary ... or fibrosis in chronic ... differential. ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #DrugInduced
Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis (2)
The case on the left shows an inspiratory and expiratory scan: the mosaic
mid and lower lung ... proteinosis and other diseases ... included in the differential ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Chronic
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
event, follow ACC algorithm ... Change in clinical ... one post op Cardiology ... unless prior heart/lung ... medical and surgical management