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Congestive Heart Failure - Causes, Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
 • Dilated Cardiomyopathy 
 • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
and Differential ... • Toxic • Infectious ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #cardiology ... #HFrEF #HFpEF #CHF
Etiologies of dilated cardiomyopathy. HF, heart failure; HFrEF, heart failure with reduced ejection fraction; HIV, human
HF, heart failure ... immunodeficiency virus ... disease - Infection ... cardiomyopathy #differential ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
cardiogenic edema, to differentiate ... Look for other signs ... infection, ARDS ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Consolidation #Differential
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Heart Failure - Differential ... • Chronic Lung Infection ... Veno-Occlusive Disease #RHF ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
monophasic Pathophysiology ... • Bilateral signs ... Herpes simplex virus ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... management #neurology #differential
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Pathophysiology ... Imaging: CXR- pulmonary ... initiation • Differential ... Diagnosis: Infection ... sepsis), PE, DAH, CHF
Bronchiectasis is defined as localized bronchial dilatation.
The diagnosis of bronchiectasis is usually based on a combination
A signet-ring sign ... bronchiectasis is prior infection ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #Bronchiectasis ... #Differential #
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Signs of congestion ... with presence of pulmonary ... #diagnosis #differential ... algorithm #management #cardiology ... #heartfailure #chf
Differential diagnosis of the reversed halo sign (RHS). AIA, angioinvasive aspergillosis; AIS, adenocarcinoma in situ; COP,
Differential diagnosis ... reversed halo sign ... pneumonia; PZ, pulmonary ... hypersensitivity pneumonitis, infection ... #Radiology #RHS
Reverse Halo Sign
Defined as a central ground class opacity surrounded by a ring of dense consolidation
Differential
Reverse Halo Sign ... Diagnosis: • Infection ... Reverse #Halo #Sign ... #differential # ... #radiology