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Criteria for diagnosis of PPCM - Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
1) LV EF <0.45
2) Meets the Framingham criteria for
Criteria for diagnosis ... the Framingham criteria ... for HF 3) new symptoms ... no alternative cause ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Multiple masses
The differential diagnostic list of multiple masses is very long.
The most important diagnoses are listed
Multiple masses ... The differential diagnostic ... most important diagnoses ... #Management #Radiology ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
long standing symptoms ... include the list of causes ... lobar pneumonia caused ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Lobar #Pneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
you think of the causes ... the alveoli and cause ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Mediastinal masses are discussed in more detail in Mediastinal masses.
Here is just a brief overview. #Diagnosis
Mediastinal masses ... in Mediastinal masses ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Middle #Posterior #RadiologyAssistant
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Symptoms:
• Abdominal pain
• Nausea
• Polyuria
• Polydipsia
• Vomiting
• Weight loss
•
Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Diagnosis ... Management Summary Symptoms ... Abdominal pain • Nausea ... of 4 following criteria ... #Ketoacidosis #Diagnosis
Hilar enlargement
The table summarizes the causes of hilar enlargement.
Normal hili are:
- Normal in position - left
summarizes the causes ... branching vessels #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR ... Unilateral #Bilateral #RadiologyAssistant
Pericarditis - Definition and Diagnostic Criteria
Acute Pericarditis 
 • Inflammatory pericardial syndrome to be diagnosed with
Definition and Diagnostic ... Criteria Acute ... syndrome to be diagnosed ... pericarditis and a symptom-free ... #criteria #cardiology
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Symptoms:
• Abdominal pain
• Nausea
• Polyuria
• Polydipsia
• Vomiting
• Weight loss
•
Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Diagnosis ... Management Summary Symptoms ... Abdominal pain • Nausea ... of 4 following criteria ... #Ketoacidosis #Diagnosis
Whipple Disease (Tropheryma whipplei) - Diagnosis and Management 

Caused by: Tropheryma whipplei

Symptoms and Signs:
1. Migratory poly/oligoarthralgia
Tropheryma whipplei) - Diagnosis ... Management Caused ... Tropheryma whipplei Symptoms ... Criteria - Either ... algorithm #management #criteria