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Diastolic Function Grading - Schematic diastolic filling patterns

I: impaired relaxation, II: moderate diastolic dysfunction (pseudonormal), III:
Diastolic Function Grading ... diastolic filling patterns ... atrium, PASP: pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Grading #Classification
Algorithm for Diagnosing Diastolic Dysfunction With Doppler Echocardiography
 1. Determine the age of the patient
Are there complicating ... mitral inflow pattern ... Echocardiography #Cardiology ... #Diagnosis #Grading ... #Classification
Algorithm for nodular pattern
The algorithm to distinguish perilymphatic, random and centrilobular nodules is the following:
- Look
pattern The algorithm ... visible, the pattern ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #HRCT ... NodularPattern #Nodular #Pattern
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... tumour B cells are ... involvement, irregular pattern ... Lymphoproliferative #Disorders #Classification ... #differential #algorithm
Severe Mitral Stenosis- The physical examination revealed a right parasternal heave, a loud S1, a midpeaking
midpeaking systolic ejection ... volume of 364 ml per ... continuous-wave Doppler flow pattern ... continuous-wave Doppler flow pattern ... mean transmitral gradient
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Idiopathic LV dysfunction ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... May have typical HF ... sx: dyspnea on exertion ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Evaluation Major Pre-Op ... disease b) CHF ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... or LV dysfunction ... one post op Cardiology
Basic Interpretation
A structured approach to interpretation of HRCT involves the following questions:
What is the dominant HR-pattern:
reticular
nodular
high
the dominant HR-pattern ... peripheral predominance Are ... bronchiectasis) #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #HRCT ... Interpretation #Algorithm
Fleischner Society recommendations for follow-up of nodules
Previous chest radiographs should be reviewed to determine if the
the exception of pure ... can be slower growing ... with a benign pattern ... #Management #Radiology ... Society #Followup #Pulmonary