Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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MAGIC DR – a handy mnemonic used to remember the potential causes of a cerebral ring
the potential causes ... Demyelinating disease ... necrosis #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Mnemonic ... RingEnhancing #Lesions #Brain
Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 β€’ Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
and Causes β€’ ... Clinical presentation ... Paraclinical assessment: EKG ... #Causes #cardiology ... #MRI
Osgood-Schlatter Disease - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 β€’ Infrapatellar fat-pad edema with loss of the patellar tendon
- MSK Radiology ... β€’ MRI is more sensitive ... #mri #clinical ... #Radiology #diagnosis ... #msk
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 β€’ Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
Gouty Arthritis) - MSK ... Radiology Imaging ... diffuse chondral disease ... #clinical #Radiology ... #diagnosis #msk
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 β€’ Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 β€’ Other
Chorioretinitis β€’ Diagnosis ... Compatible syndrome + MRI ... RingEnhancing #Lesions #Brain ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #radiology
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis ... and Causes Clinical ... Echocardiography, Cardiac MRI ... #Causes #differential ... #cardiology #algorithm
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
β€’ Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
β€’ Clinical presentation 
β€’ Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
β€’
Myocarditis Diagnosis ... Cardiovascular MRI ... Clinical β€’ ... gallop β€’ Abnormal ECG ... #Management #Cardiology
Hydroxyapatite Deposition Disease (HADD) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 β€’ Ovoid hypointense structures along the bursal surface
(HADD) - MSK Radiology ... Case description ... #clinical #mri ... #clinical #Radiology ... #diagnosis #msk
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 β€’ Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 β€’ Additional culture
joints, spleen, brain ... block (+/- daily EKG ... Internet Book of Critical ... Endocarditis #checklist #criticalcare ... #diagnosis #management
Krabbe Disease 

Check out this interesting case of Krabbe disease, a rare genetic leukodystrophy. Diagnosis was
this interesting case ... Diagnosis was made ... by radiology, which ... #Diagnosis #MRI ... #Clinical #Radiology