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Mechanical Bowel Obstruction and Ileus - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Ileus: Functional bowel "blockage", no peristalsis
Mechanical Obstruction:
presents with acute ... present with either acute ... or chronic abdominal ... percussion • Nausea ... #sbo #ileus #pathophysiology
Reading Chest X-Rays - Anatomy Labelled

Reading a chest x-ray (CXR) is an incredibly important aspect of
Labelled Reading ... important aspect of acute ... and a skill that all ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Anatomy #CXR #
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Stable Angina • Acute ... Tachyarrhythmia Airway Obstruction ... Chest Wall Abnormalities ... Kyphoscoliosis • Abdominal
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Chronic Abdominal ... potentially be an acute ... • Intestinal obstruction ... wall pain • Abdominal ... aneurysms • Acute
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
differentiate between acute ... consolidation, because it will ... segmental post-obstructive ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
Renal Calculus AXR ... of flank or abdominal ... with function and anatomy ... for non-calculus causes ... stones #calculus #Radiology
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... or chronic illness ... disease, that is so ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Lobar #Consolidation
Common MRI Sequences - Basic MRI Brain Interpretation

 • T1 Sequence - T1 is for anatomy.
Sequence - T1 is for anatomy ... Since it’s anatomic ... Acute strokes are ... bright on DWI is an acute ... MRI #Sequences #Radiology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
, APML, CLL Acute ... ALL (Acute Lymphoblastic ... -> AML: Blast crises ... , weight loss, abdominal ... manifestations, hypoxia, CXR
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
patient’s absolute SBP ... disorders - Chronic ... Diagnoses: • Acute ... Syndrome • Blunt Abdominal ... #cardiology