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CT angiography chest showing #pulmonaryinfarction due to acute #pulmonaryembolism. #Hamptonhump was viewed on CXR (https://GrepMed.com/images/5576). #photo
CT angiography chest ... #photo #CT #Angiography ... #CriticalCare #Radiology ... #Cardiology #HamptonHump
Causes of Pericardial Effusion - Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Viral: Enterovirus, Herpesvirus, Adenovirus, Parvovirus
 • Bacterial: Mycobacterium
Arthritis, Sjogren Syndrome ... Disease, Behcet Syndrome ... : Lung Cancer, Breast ... Postcardiac Injury Syndrome ... Diagnosis #Causes #cardiology
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
Cushing's Syndrome ... especially in areas ... sun (e.g., palm creases ... , abdominal CT, ... #Cushings #Syndrome
Pericarditis - Definition and Diagnostic Criteria
Acute Pericarditis 
 • Inflammatory pericardial syndrome to be diagnosed with
Inflammatory pericardial syndrome ... imaging technique (CT ... diagnosis #criteria #cardiology
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
- gastric and breast ... Chest CT: • Ground-glass ... : • Nephrotic syndrome ... (Epstein-Barr syndrome
Hypertrophic Pachymeningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Pachymeningitis is a rare condition that causes areas of a layer
condition that causes areas ... metastases CT ... brain sagging syndrome ... thrombosis CT
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
suspected) - CT ... chest; CT abdomen ... TLS (tumor-lysis syndrome ... interventional radiology ... Hyperviscosity syndrome
Hampton hump is a radiologic sign which consists of a shallow wedge-shaped opacity in the periphery
confirmed with chest CT ... #photo #CXR #EmergencyMedicine ... #CriticalCare #Radiology ... #Cardiology #HamptonHump
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
Monosodium urate ... sex • Metabolic syndrome ... predominance • Urate ... infection Serum Urate ... • Dual-energy CT
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 ... Pulmonary #diagnosis #radiology