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Lumbar Central Canal Stenosis Grading 
  - Normal - No CSF effacement 
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- Severe - ... #Spine #Report ... Classification #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #MSK ... #MRI
Cervical Central Canal and Neural Foraminal Stenosis Grading

Cervical Central Canal Stenosis Grading
 - Normal - No
level* * - Severe ... #Grading #Spine ... Classification #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #MSK ... #MRI
Lumbar stenosis guide we created to implement consistent radiology reporting across our multi-hospital network. 
Lumbar Central
- Severe - ... #Spine #Report ... Central #Foraminal #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #MSK ... #MRI
CHF - Left-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Valvular Disease (Preserved Diastolic/Systolic Function)
 • Mitral Stenosis
CHF - Left-Sided ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Constriction #CHF ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Algorithm #causes
Lumbar Neural Foraminal Stenosis Grading 
  - Normal - No fat effacement, Keyhole appearance
Neural Foraminal Stenosis ... #Spine #Report ... Neural #Foraminal #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #MSK ... #MRI
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
a significant reserve ... non-perfused vessels and causes ... In these cases comparison ... during a period of CHF ... #Clinical #Radiology
Shock and Vasoactive Drugs 
1) Determine type and etiology of shock
 • Distributive: Sepsis, Anaphylaxis, Neurogenic
Cardiogenic: Acute MI ... Arrhythmias / CHB ... Extreme Dehydration, Severe ... #inopressors #diagnosis ... #management #comparison
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
- Differential Diagnosis ... failure, acute MI ... findings based on cause ... #table #comparison ... #criticalcare
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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- Emergency Causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... Multilevel lumbar stenosis ... Imaging studies: • MRI ... #causes #neurology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... ancestry, LGE on MRI ... May have typical HF ... #management #cardiology