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Calcifications Around the Heart on Chest XRay
Case #1: This appearance is typical of pericardial calcification &
Chest XRay Case #1: ... is typical of pericardial ... Case #2: The "tubular ... #radiology #cardiology ... #clinical
Stage II - Interstitial edema
Stage II of CHF is characterized by fluid leakage into the interlobular
edema Stage II of CHF ... peripheral short 1- ... 2 cm horizontal ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #KerleyB
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... ankle swelling. 2. ... → no signs of CXR ... congestion. 2. ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
disease b) CHF ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... to determine if stress ... Change in clinical ... one post op Cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Cardiomyopathy - Summary 1. ... other causes* 2. ... heart disease • Congenital ... infarction • Stress ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Irregular wide-complex tachycardia ... ventricular hypertrophy, pericardial ... Cardioversion 1. ... cardioversion 2. ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Tuberculous Pericarditis- On examination, the patient’s neck veins were distended, and heart sounds were muffled. An
electrocardiogram showed sinus tachycardia ... arrow] and Video 1) ... Panel B and Video 2) ... #NEJM #clinical ... #radiology #tuberculous
Artery-to-bronchus ratio 
Normally the vessels in the upper lobes are smaller than the accompanying bronchus with
> 3 mm (normal 1- ... 2 mm). ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Vascular
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
/50 Rule (part 1) ... a chest x-ray (CXR ... /50 Rule (part 2) ... .2 With multiple ... #Radiology #CTChest