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How do you work up an ischemic CVA?
A) Initial Evaluation
 • ABCs
 • IV access, monitor
a NCCT or • MRI ... brain w/o contrast ... Evaluate underlying cause ... Ruled out other causes ... workup #diagnosis #checklist
Trypanosoma cruzi Reactivation in the Brain- ...Magnetic resonance images of the brain showed a mass measuring
Reactivation in the Brain ... images of the brain ... examination of a brain ... kinetoplasts (masses ... #MRI #radiology
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM) - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis
 1. Wall thickness 215 mm (TTE/CT/MRI) 
 2. Absence
Diagnosis and Management ... 215 mm (TTE/CT/MRI ... Absence of Secondary Cause ... testing, LGE on MRI ... #Cardiology
A primer on the causes, evaluation and management of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Young Patients. 
Obstructive:
primer on the causes ... evaluation and management ... CAD MINOCA - MI ... Hypercoagulable States #cardiology ... #Young #cardiology
Common MRI Sequences - Basic MRI Brain Interpretation

 • T1 Sequence - T1 is for anatomy.
Common MRI Sequences ... - Basic MRI Brain ... barrier- but masses ... teachplaygrub #MRI ... #Sequences #Radiology
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
maintained fever CAUSES ... • Traumatic brain ... #Differential #Causes ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
Compatible syndrome + MRI ... RingEnhancing #Lesions #Brain ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #radiology #neurology
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
or iatrogenic causes ... Plan definitive management ... • Aspirate and drain ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Leigh Syndrome 
History: 19-month-old girl with hypotonia, developmental 
delay, failure to thrive, and bilateral optic disc
patterns (this case ... Syndrome #Clinical #MRI ... #Brain #Diagnosis ... #Radiology
Post-MI Free Wall Rupture
1. What's the role of revascularization when presenting with late STEMI?
2. What are
Post-MI Free Wall ... What are some causes ... pursue surgical management ... FreeWall #Rupture #cardiology ... acuteMI #diagnosis #management