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Tetralogy of Falot on Chest X-Ray
Tetralogy of Falot comprises four defects -
1. Ventricular septal defect (VSD)
2.
Falot on Chest X-Ray ... Overriding aorta ... Artery segment. ... #Falot #Chest #XRay ... clinical #radiology #peds
Truncus Arteriosus
 • Basic Information
 • Embryology
 • Associated anomalies
 • Pathophysiology/Presentation
 • Pre-operative management
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Classic Chest Xray ... Cardiomegaly, increased pulmonary ... vasculature, right aortic ... Truncus #Arteriosus #diagnosis ... management #cardiology #peds
Undifferentiated critical congenital heart disease: Patterns of Presentation 
Pink baby:
 • Presents at 1-6 mo
if cardiac or pulmonary ... defects most often Gray ... interrupted arch, aortic ... Differential #Pink #Blue #Gray ... #Baby #Peds #Pediatrics
Pertinent Chest x-ray Findings in the Trauma Patient and Implications
Respiratory distress without x-ray findings - Central
Pertinent Chest x-ray ... distress without x-ray ... Pneumothorax, pulmonary ... pneumothorax or air leak after ... chestxray #trauma #diagnosis
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
- Differential Diagnosis ... 90%, Abnormal Abdominal ... Cyanosis without Pulmonary ... Abnormal Chest X-Ray ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Broncholithiasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Also known as: Lung stones, pulmoliths, pneumoliths, bronchial calculi
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erosion into the aorta ... or pulmonary artery ... : • Chest Xray ... Hypertrophied Bronchial Artery ... #pulmonary
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
< 30 years • Aorta ... Arteritis): • Aorta ... Superficial temporal artery ... nonspecific white and gray ... #Rheumatology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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- Differential Diagnosis ... - GI tract: abdominal ... Superficial temporal artery ... Supply gut -> abdominal ... #rheumatology #
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... risk (>5%): - Aortic ... risk Chest X-ray ... undergoing AAA or upper abdominal ... stratification #diagnosis
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
where a chest x-ray ... fracture on a chest x-ray ... improved to 90% after ... wall, a chest x-ray ... consider intra-abdominal