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Imaging options for exclusion of PE in pregnant women
The radiation dose required for either V/Q scanning
Imaging options ... the teratogenic fetal ... in Table 1 #Diagnosis ... #Obstetrics #OBGyn ... #Radiology #VTE
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... of Pregnancy (AFLP ... : • Defect in fetal ... AP, ↑INR, ↑BUN/Cr ... #hepatology #obstetrics
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
Renal Calculus AXR ... desirable, e.g. in pregnancy ... for non-calculus causes ... can be used in pregnancy ... stones #calculus #Radiology
Common MRI Sequences - Basic MRI Brain Interpretation

 • T1 Sequence - T1 is for anatomy.
Acute strokes are ... bright on DWI is an acute ... bright on diffusion imaging ... MRI #Sequences #Radiology ... Neuroradiology #diagnosis
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
venous pressure, positive ... Imaging: 1. ... (Sens. 81% for acute ... → no signs of CXR ... #management #cardiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
- Differential Diagnosis ... arteries) • Pregnancy ... significantly positive ... : • Acute Coronary ... #cardiology
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
Acute interstitial ... It has a fatal outcome ... combined with these imaging ... suggestive of the diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
• A form of acute ... Rule out other causes ... e.g., BNP) and imaging ... congestion on a CXR ... Cardiomyopathy #Cardiology