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Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
Venous or arterial great ... Lymphoma, Germ cell ... Lymphadenopathy • Pericardial ... Pneumomediastinum, Pericardial ... #radiology
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
Hemorrhagic Pericardial ... : lung cancer, breast ... patients with pulmonary ... #Hemorrhagic #Pericardial ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology
Pericarditis - Definition and Diagnostic Criteria
Acute Pericarditis 
 • Inflammatory pericardial syndrome to be diagnosed with
• Inflammatory pericardial ... diagnosed with at least ... and white blood cell ... imaging technique (CT ... diagnosis #criteria #cardiology
Primary Bone Tumors - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 

Metastatic - Most common tumour in adults
 - Breast
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... in adults - Breast ... Non-Malignant • Giant Cell ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... Causes #Oncology #Radiology
Pericardial Hemangioma on Echocardiogram (PLAX)
DDx on this para-aortic pericardial mass? 
Radiologist on CT: “No enchancement on
Radiologist on CT ... enchancement on CT ... PET/CT = on avid ... mass showed some areas ... pocus #clinical #cardiology
Head Cheese Sign on Chest CT
 • Juxtaposition of distinct radiographic areas of low, normal and
Sign on Chest CT ... distinct radiographic areas ... #Cheese #Sign #CT ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
suspected) - CT ... chest; CT abdomen ... “big & sticky” cells ... , shortness of breath ... renal failure, pulmonary
Solid pseudopapillary tumours (SPT) of the pancreas are rare (usually benign) pancreatic tumours.
In a CT, usually
In a CT, usually ... seen as a well-encapsulated ... enhancing solid areas ... enhancing solid areas ... #ct
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
• Bronchial breath ... Uremia (blood urea ... count < 4,000 cells ... radiograph or CT ... Management #treatment #Pulmonary
Cystic lung disease
Lung cysts are defined as radiolucent areas with a wall thickness of less than
as radiolucent areas ... as radiolucent areas ... emboli, squamous cell ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #Cystic