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Congestive Heart Failure - Causes, Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
 • Dilated Cardiomyopathy 
 • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
, Pathophysiology ... and Differential ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #cardiology ... #HFrEF #HFpEF #CHF
Upper lung zone preference is seen in:
- Inhaled particles: pneumoconiosis (silica or coal)
- Smoking related diseases
bronchiolitis (RB-ILD ... Hypersensitivity pneumonitis ... edema #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Pulmonary #HRCT #ChestCT ... #Differential #
High Output Heart Failure - Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
Obesity - Systemic Vasodilation, Vasoactive Adipokines
Arteriovenous Fistula -
and Differential ... Acquired (e.g., iHD ... #HeartFailure #CHF ... Diagnosis #cardiology ... #causes
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Chest Pain - Differential ... Cardiovascular Causes ... • Alveoli: - CHF ... Pain #ChestPain #Differential ... #Cardiology
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Heart Failure Pathophysiology ... → Inflammation causes ... endpoint of all-cause ... iron #deficiency #CHF ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
Redistribution In a normal chest ... with old fims can ... during a period of CHF ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization
Commotio Cordis 
- Commotio cordis occurs when an object strikes the chest over the heart. It
object strikes the chest ... It can cause sudden ... children 5-15 years old ... Cordis #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology ... #Cardiology #Sudden
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
Lymphocytic interstitial pneumonitis ... complex • Nodular/Masses ... pulmonary #diseases #differential ... #diagnosis #chestCT ... #radiology
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Therefore, conditions caused ... pulmonary apices caused ... by a rigid chest ... lung #diseases #differential ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
On the left a chest film of a patient with UIP due to IPF.
The findings on
On the left a chest ... reticular densities caused ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Interstitial #Pneumonitis ... #Reticular #ILD