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Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
with airspace disease ... you think of the causes ... edema, blood or tumor ... the alveoli and cause ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Diagnosis and Causes ... Descents, Rales,+S4, MR ... Echocardiography, Cardiac MRI ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #differential #cardiology
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
the most common diseases ... Chronic diseases ... - Cells - tumor ... lobar pneumonia caused ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
• Valve disease ... • Cardiomyopathy ... tissue (previous MI ... ) Non-Cardiac Causes ... #Arrhythmias #Cardiology
Chagas Disease with Pseudoaneurysm on Cardiac MRI
This is a recent case from a South American patient
Chagas Disease with ... Pseudoaneurysm on Cardiac MRI ... This is a recent case ... Pseudoaneurysm #CardiacMRI ... #clinical #radiology
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
Arthritis) - MSK Radiology ... Case description ... diffuse chondral disease ... PVNS/Giant Cell Tumor ... #clinical #Radiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Valvular heart disease ... Congenital heart disease ... ancestry, LGE on MRI ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
- Most Common Cause ... TTE, TEE, CT or MRI ... risk factors: cardiomyopathy ... rheumatic valve disease ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
preexisting heart disease ... (PPCM) is caused ... Rule out other causes ... tachycardia on the electrocardiogram ... #Cardiology #OBGyn
Management of Anthracyclines and HER2 Antagonist Cardiotoxicity
Anthracyclines cause cardiomyopathy:
 ✖ Reduction in left ventricular ejection fraction
Anthracyclines cause ... HER2 agents cause ... receptor antagonist (MRA ... baseline cardiac disease ... severe valvular disease