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Common MRI Sequences - Basic MRI Brain Interpretation

 • T1 Sequence - T1 is for anatomy.
Acute strokes are ... bright on DWI is an acute ... cells run out of ATP ... MRI #Sequences #Radiology ... Neuroradiology #diagnosis
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
is in a normal position ... Notice the air-bronchogram ... weight loss or long ... This was an acute ... #Clinical #Radiology
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
Causes of Primary ... base and body, tip ... , long-standing ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Algorithm Vascular Causes ... HEV, EBV, HSV, CMV ... CA, small cell lung ... melanoma, myeloma • Pregnancy ... , RBC, kidney, brain
Rhombencephalitis
BACTERIAL
- Listeria (biphasic illness with bulbar dysfunction occurring later)
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Pneumococcus
- Brucella
- Borrelia (Lyme Disease)
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HSV, EBV, HH6, CMV ... - small cell lung ... lymphoma OTHERS - Acute ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #Neurology
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
- Differential Diagnosis ... Positive family ... • Long-standing ... Hyperparathyroidism • Pregnancy ... Secondary #HTN #Cardiology
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
- Regurgitant MV ... Therefore, conditions caused ... pulmonary edema in acute ... #differential #diagnosis ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
metastatic spread: lung ... Complications of acute ... OTHER RARE CAUSES ... and other CTD TIP ... #cardiology
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
Acute interstitial ... rare idiopathic lung ... It has a fatal outcome ... suggestive of the diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
- Differential Diagnosis ... Causes include: ... lung injury (TRALI ... edema (Traumatic brain ... #cardiology