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MRI Brain Sequence Comparison: T1 vs T2 vs FLAIR
T1:
 - CSF is Dark
 - Grey Matter
White Matter is Darker ... White Matter is Darker ... Devpriyo Pal @drdevrad ... Comparison #clinical #radiology ... #diagnosis #neurology
Tetralogy of Falot on Chest X-Ray
Tetralogy of Falot comprises four defects -
1. Ventricular septal defect (VSD)
2.
caused the upturned cardiac ... the most common cardiac ... Cyanotc Heart Diseases ... Devpriyo Pal @drdevrad ... CXR #clinical #radiology
Gadolinium Enhancement Patterns in Ischemic and Non-Ischemic Cardiomyopathies
Ischemic:
 • Subendocardial Infarct
 • Transmural Infarct
Non-Ischemic:
 • Mid-wall
e.g.congenital heart disease ... Anderson-Fabry, Chagas disease ... sclerosis, post-cardiac ... cardiomyopathy #diagnosis ... #cardiology #radiology
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
PCR is gold standard ... • Treatment: ... PCR not useful for ... clinical evidence of cardiac ... clinical evidence of cardiac
Radiographic Features of Pulmonary Diseases
 - Pneumonia
 - Atelectasis
 - Emphysema
 - Pneumothorax
 - Effusion
 -
Features of Pulmonary Diseases ... - Congestive Cardiac ... #Pulmonary #Diseases ... #Radiology #Patterns ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Adult-Onset Still's Disease ... Differential Diaqnoses ... , DIC, TMA • Cardiac ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #rheumatology
Atrial Fibrillation - Diagnosis, Causes, Presentations
Causes (PIRATES):
 - Pulmonary embolism 
 - Ischemia (cardiac) 
 -
Fibrillation - Diagnosis ... - Ischemia (cardiac ... - Repiratory disease ... myxoma - Thyroid disease ... PIRATES #Emergency #Cardiology
Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 • Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
Causes of Sudden Cardiac ... structural heart disease ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Cardiac ... #Arrest #cardiology ... #differential #diagnosis
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
Chorioretinitis • Diagnosis ... toxo IgG • CNS PCR ... lymphoproliferative disease ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #radiology
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis ... Echocardiography, Cardiac ... MRI, Cardiac Catheterization ... Cardiomyopathy #Diagnosis ... #differential #cardiology