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High Output Heart Failure - Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
Obesity - Systemic Vasodilation, Vasoactive Adipokines
Arteriovenous Fistula -
Diagnosis Obesity ... Vasodilation Lung ... #HeartFailure #CHF ... #Diagnosis #cardiology ... #causes
Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 โ€ข Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
Paraclinical assessment: EKG ... pericarditis โ€ข Rule out differential ... #Myocarditis #differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #cardiology #MRI
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
is desirable, e.g ... radiation dose Ultrasound ... Combination of above MRI ... with function and anatomy ... stones #calculus #Radiology
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 โ€ข Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Computed Tomography (CT ... Resonance Imaging (MRI ... MRI #POCUS #radiology ... #differential # ... diagnosis #comparison
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Heart Failure - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... โ€ข Diffuse Lung ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 โ€ข Everyone who can exercise should!
 โ€ข They must be able to raise
production to cause ... : EKG ($), ECHO ... SPECT ($$$), PET CT ... /MRI ($$$$) CORE ... Stress #Testing #cardiology
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 โ€ข Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 โ€ข Other
Compatible syndrome + MRI ... lesions โ€ข 80% with lung ... Lesions #Brain #differential ... #diagnosis #causes ... #radiology #neurology
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
โ€ข Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
Diagnosis Framework ... โ€ข Malignancy (e.g ... metastatic spread: lung ... OTHER RARE CAUSES ... #Diagnosis #cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
Approach to ECGs ... AV block 1ยบ - long ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology ... #differential
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
Causes of Primary ... ) Causes of primary ... : Dilated CMP, long-standing ... Primary #Functional #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology