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Hypercalcemia - EKG Findings
Causes of Hypercalcemia 
• Malignancy 
• Milk-alkali syndrome 
• Vitamin D toxicity 
•
toxicity • Paget's disease ... Immobilization • Granulomatous ... disease • Thiazide ... Causes #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases ... the apices thus granulomatous ... pneumonia • Granulomatous ... Bronchocentric granulomatosis ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
Causes of Diffuse Lung Disease. 
Collagen vascular 
 - Scleroderma 
 - Rheumatoid arthritis 
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of Diffuse Lung Disease ... Vasculitides - Wegener granulomatosis ... Metabolic storage disease ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Diffuse #Lung #Disease
Causes of Myocarditis
Infectious Etiologies:
 • Viral agents: Adenoviruses, Enteroviruses (coxsackievirus), Herpesviruses (human herpesvirus 6, Epstein—Barr virus),
cruzi (Chagas disease ... Inflammatory bowel disease ... cell myocarditis, Granulomatosis ... polyangiitis (Wegener granulomatosis ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
Lymphomatoid granulomatosis ... lymphoproliferative disease ... • Metastatic disease ... demyelinating diseases ... diagnosis #causes #radiology
Summary table of heart murmurs associated with mitral and aortic valve diseases as well as their
and aortic valve diseases ... diagnosis #heart #cardiology ... #comparison
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
Eosinophilic Lung Diseases ... • Eosinophilic granulomatosis ... Eosinophilic #Lung #Diseases ... differential #diagnosis #comparison
Clues to Differential Diagnosis of Central Cyanosis: Onset of cyanosis, Clubbing, Secondary erythrocytosis, Auscultation, X-ray, Echocardiography,
- Pulmonary diseases ... Diagnosis #Central #Cardiology ... Causes #Table #Comparison
The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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Honeycombing Most diseases ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Differential #Diagram #Comparison
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
In chronic disease ... post-infection diseases ... sometimes the granulomatous ... a rare chronic disease ... #Diagnosis #Radiology