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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... • Sub-Valvular Disease ... Coronary Artery Disease ... Interstitium • ILD ... • CHF • Sarcoidosis
Stages in the development of HF and recommended therapy by stage. ACEI indicates angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor;
coronary artery disease ... hypertension; ICD ... circulatory support; and MI ... #CHF #Congestive ... Algorithm #Management #Cardiology
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Diagnosis and Causes ... Echocardiography, Cardiac MRI ... Amyloidosis (AL Amyloid, Wild ... Cardiomyopathy #Diagnosis #Causes ... #differential #cardiology
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Acute and Chronic Causes ... Diagnosis Pulmonary/Chest ... Asthma attack, ILD ... , COPD, CTEPH, ILD ... decompensated CHF
High Output Heart Failure - Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
Obesity - Systemic Vasodilation, Vasoactive Adipokines
Arteriovenous Fistula -
., iHD) Cirrhosis ... Vasodilation Paget's Disease ... Vasodilation Lung Disease ... #HeartFailure #CHF ... #causes
Krabbe Disease 

Check out this interesting case of Krabbe disease, a rare genetic leukodystrophy. Diagnosis was
this interesting case ... Diagnosis was made by radiology ... • Dec NAA, inc Cho ... #Diagnosis #MRI ... #Clinical #Radiology
Aortitis - Diagnosis and Workup
Clinical History:
 - Fever, weight loss, deterioration of general health
 - Aortic
- Pain (back, chest ... depending on the cause ... Inflammatory diseases ... Spondyloarthritis, IBD ... Nivolumab, GM-CSF
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
non-perfused vessels and causes ... with old fims can ... during a period of CHF ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization
Osgood-Schlatter Disease - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Infrapatellar fat-pad edema with loss of the patellar tendon
- MSK Radiology ... fragmentation and mild ... • MRI is more sensitive ... patella #clinical #mri ... #clinical #Radiology
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
Causes of Primary ... ) Causes of primary ... Rheumatic heart disease ... Direct/indirect chest ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology