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Commotio Cordis 
- Commotio cordis occurs when an object strikes the chest over the heart. It
object strikes the chest ... It can cause sudden ... children 5-15 years old ... Cordis #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology ... #Cardiology #Sudden
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Heart Failure Pathophysiology ... → Inflammation causes ... endpoint of all-cause ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
On the left two cases of NSIP.
Note the varying combination of GGO and fibrosis (traction bronchiectasis),
On the left two cases ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #NSIP ... NonspecificInterstitialPneumonia #ILD
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
non-perfused vessels and causes ... practice many chest ... In these cases comparison ... with old fims can ... #Clinical #Radiology
On the left a chest film of a patient with UIP due to IPF.
The findings on
reticular densities caused ... thick walls of the cysts ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... Pneumonitis #Reticular #ILD
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases ... Guillain-Barre Pathophysiology ... • Weakness: mild ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
: • 1400 new cases ... • 75-90% of cases ... monophasic Pathophysiology ... Abnormal in 50% of cases ... • Infectious causes
On the left a case with multiple cysts that are evenly distributed througout the lung (
On the left a case ... with multiple cysts ... was a 40 year old ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #LAM #
Subacute hypersensitivity pneumonitis
The key findings in the subacute hypersensitivity pneumonitis are:
ill-defined centrilobular nodules of ground-glass opacity
pneumonitis are: ill-defined ... opacity (80% of cases ... There are ill-defined ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Hypersensitivity
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Incidence: 1 to 2 cases ... can vary from mild ... the underlying pathophysiology ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #neurology