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Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
Ask about: - Changes ... (+LR 2.6) - Cardiac ... History - EKG findings ... #Evaluation #diagnosis ... #Algorithm #cardiology
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Fulminant: - Acute HF ... Tamponade EKG Findings ... agent, steroids, AC ... #Myocarditis #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Congestive heart failure
The findings are:
 - bilateral perihilar consolidation with air bronchograms and ill-defined borders
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vascular pedicle All ... these findings ... are dealing with pulmonary ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #RadiologyAssistant
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is the result of insufficient output because of cardiac failure, high resistance
output because of cardiac ... results in decreased cardiac ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CHF #CXR #Features ... #Findings #Diagram
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Glucose/Temp • ACS ... Hyperkalemia Pulmonary ... • His-Purkinje Fiber ... #causes #cardiology
Based on the CXR that you just saw, you could have made the diagnosis of congestive
Based on the CXR ... have made the diagnosis ... All these findings ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #InterstitialEdema
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
lateral wrist XR ... repair MH/CCF ... Wrist #Carpal #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis ... Orthopedics #Sports #MSK
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
un lymphatic Diagnostic ... → no signs of CXR ... Consider cardiac ... Pharmacology: • ACE ... #management #cardiology
Increased pulmonary venous pressure is related to the pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) and can be
Increased pulmonary ... be present at all ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CHF #CXR #Stages ... #Findings #Signs
Rheumatic Heart Disease - Mitral Stenosis on Echocardiogram
(1) Thickened and fibrosed MV leaflets - rheumatic etiology
Mitral Stenosis on Echocardiogram ... - with severe MS ... (4) All 4 cardiac ... clinically be in CHF ... #clinical #cardiology