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Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Therefore, conditions caused ... pulmonary apices caused ... pneumoconioses: - Hard metal ... edema in acute mitral ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
Schematic examples of the cause of acute mitral regurgitation. 
LV, left ventricle; PM, papillary mucle; SAM,
examples of the cause ... of acute mitral ... 2018-313373 #Mitral ... MR #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Differential #Cardiology
Causes of Diastolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Early Diastolic:
 • Aortic Regurgitation
 • Pulmonary Regurgitation (Graham-Steell
Causes of Diastolic ... Mid-Diastolic: • Mitral ... Diastolic: • Mitral ... Diastolic #Murmurs #Cardiology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Causes of Cough and Hemoptysis
Acute Inflammation 
 - Laryngitis 
 - Tracheobronchitis 
 - Mycoplasma and
Causes of Cough ... Mycoplasma and Viral ... Ventricular Failure or Mitral ... , Chemicals, Gases ... #Differential #Causes
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
Causes of mitral ... - Most common cause ... chordae Severe mitral ... radiation #mitral ... #differential #cardiology
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
Causes of Primary ... and Functional Mitral ... Regurgitation (MR) Causes ... disease: Most common cause ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
and Secondary Causes ... of Mitral Regurgitation ... organic) chronic mitral ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology ... #causes #primary
3T Cardiac MRI of Barlow's mitral valve disease demonstrating classic prolapse (thickened leaflets >5 mm), mitral
MRI of Barlow's mitral ... leaflets >5 mm), mitral ... expansion of the mitral ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Cardiology #CardiacMRI
Causes of Erythema Nodosum - Mnemonic

NO cause found in 60% of cases
Drugs (antibiotics e.g., sulfonamides, amoxicillin)
Oral
Causes of Erythema ... Mnemonic NO cause ... found in 60% of cases ... Micro: TB Viral ... Nodosum #Mnemonic #Causes
CHF - Left-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Valvular Disease (Preserved Diastolic/Systolic Function)
 • Mitral Stenosis
Function) • Mitral ... Stenosis • Mitral ... Volume Overload • Mitral ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes