9 results
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... → no signs of CXR ... endomyocardial biopsy ... Pharmacology: • ACE ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Congestive heart failure
The findings are:
 - bilateral perihilar consolidation with air bronchograms and ill-defined borders
 -
vascular pedicle All ... are dealing with pulmonary ... edema due to heart ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #RadiologyAssistant
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis- Computed tomography of the chest, reconstructed in the coronal plane at the level of the
intraparenchymal pulmonary ... Spindle cells coexpressing ... #LAM #radiology ... #CT #wedge #biopsy ... #NEJM
Based on the CXR that you just saw, you could have made the diagnosis of congestive
Based on the CXR ... The pulmonary vessels ... All these findings ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #InterstitialEdema
Right ventricle enlargement
First study the PA and lateral chest film and then continue reading.
On these chest
This is well seen ... on the lateral ... All these findings ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #RVEnlargement
Tuberculous Peritonitis- ...A computed tomographic scan obtained after the administration of contrast material showed a large
administration of contrast material ... Langerhans giant cells ... was obtained on biopsy ... #clinical #NEJM ... #radiology #CT #
Squamous-Cell Carcinoma of the Lung- ...Physical examination revealed decreased air entry in the base of the
Squamous-Cell Carcinoma ... administration of contrast material ... bronchoscopy and biopsy ... #NEJM #clinical ... #radiology #CT #
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... May have typical HF ... orthopnea, PND, LE edema ... support for patients clinically ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
(Can occur later ... Key Point: High clinical ... including giant-cell ... congestion on a CXR ... Cardiomyopathy #Cardiology