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Calcifications Around the Heart on Chest XRay
Case #1: This appearance is typical of pericardial calcification &
Around the Heart on Chest ... XRay Case #1: This ... appearance is typical ... #XRay #CXR #radiology ... #cardiology #clinical
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
the study) • Triggers ... ATRA treatment Pathophysiology ... common • Imaging: CXR ... symptoms, or> 1 ... initiation • Differential
ARDS/VALI progression over the course of 1 week 
 (a) Day 1 - No pathological findings.
the course of 1 ... with “white lung” appearance ... structures help in the differential ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #ChestXRay
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
 •
Miliary Pattern - Chest ... Radiology • Miliary ... scattered, small (1 ... #Radiology #differential ... diagnosis #pulmonary #CXR
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
we describe a chest ... are trying to figger ... visible wall #CXR ... #Lucency #Differential ... Pulmonary #Diagnosis #Radiology
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Pulmonary Edema - Differential ... Framework NCPE Pathophysiology ... Causes include: 1. ... ischemic changes CXR ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
suspected) - CT chest ... interventional radiology ... immediate treatment 1. ... : - Seen with AML ... (~20 %) and APL
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
🧬 Hormonal Triggers ... , selenium) Differential ... congestion on a CXR ... parturition probably trigger ... Cardiomyopathy #Cardiology
PFAPA Syndrome - Periodic Fever, Aphthous Stomatitis, Pharyngitis, and Adenitis

EPIDEMIOLOGY:
PFAPA is the most common syndrome entailing
fever (FMF) PATHOPHYSIOLOGY ... having a “mossy” appearance ... DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS ... the acute flare; chest ... both diseases are triggered