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Differential diagnosis for toxic/metabolic encephalopathies - Patterns on Brain Imaging

Cynthia Czawlytko, MD @drcyncity

#Differential #diagnosis #encephalopathies #encephalopathy
Differential diagnosis ... MD @drcyncity #Differential ... imaging #patterns #MRI ... Neurology #pathology #diseases ... #radiology
Causes of Diffuse Lung Disease. 
Collagen vascular 
 - Scleroderma 
 - Rheumatoid arthritis 
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granulomatosis - Churg-Strauss ... syndrome - Giant ... chemotherapy #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonology ... #Differential #
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Hypertension - Differential ... Diagnosis and Screening ... CT or MRI scan of ... • Cushing’s syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 • Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
structural heart disease ... Congenital heart disease ... Cardiac #Arrest #cardiology ... #differential # ... diagnosis #causes
Hypercalcemia - EKG Findings
Causes of Hypercalcemia 
• Malignancy 
• Milk-alkali syndrome 
• Vitamin D toxicity 
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• Milk-alkali syndrome ... Granulomatous disease ... Electrocardiogram #Differential ... #Causes #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome ... Recent flu-like syndrome ... pericarditis • Rule out differential ... #Myocarditis #differential ... #cardiology #MRI
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis ... Echocardiography, Cardiac MRI ... Hyper-eosinophilc Syndrome ... #Causes #differential ... #cardiology #algorithm
Tetralogy of Fallot Summary
 • Anatomy
 • Incidence
 • Pathophysiology
 • Presentation
 • Common Variants
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Associated Genetic Syndromes ... • “Pink” Tet ... Tetralogy #Fallot #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology ... peds #pediatrics #treatment
Krabbe Disease 

Check out this interesting case of Krabbe disease, a rare genetic leukodystrophy. Diagnosis was
Diagnosis was made ... by radiology, which ... testing and expedite treatment ... #Diagnosis #MRI ... #Clinical #Radiology
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
- Compatible syndrome ... + MRI lesions + ... Lesions #Brain #differential ... #diagnosis #causes ... #radiology #neurology