José Vilar and Friends Case 34 (Update: Solution)
Dear Friends,
This case was provided to me by Dr Maria Luisa Domingo ( Hospital Universitario Dr Peset).
A man 76 years old with cough and chronic respiratory problems.
Non contrast CT.
Let me see what you think.
José Vilar and Friends Case 33 (Update: Solution)
Hello Friends,
here I am trying to initiate a new course with fresh cases. I hope that all of you are well, and doing your best during this horrible pandemia.
My first case was shown to me a couple of days ago by Dr Teresa Lago Muñoz, a young radiology resident at Hospital Dr Peset.
Dr Lago tells me that this is a 48 year-old man, heavy smoker for the last 30 years.
What do you think? What would you do? (No previous images were available).
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José Vilar and Friends Case 32 (Update: Solution + See you in Autumn!)
Dear friends, this case was also provided by my good friend Dr Alberto Villanueva (SURREY AND SUSSEX HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST).
It-s good do get some help from other centers in this time of distress when the activity is basically centered on COVID 19. But, indeed other pathologies are there and will be present and we, as good alert radiologists must look carefully for pertinent findings always.
This is a 57 y/o male patient with known oncologic pathology ( jaw and neck neoplasms) that obliges to periodic examinations. He presents (Nov 2018) with weight loss.
José Vilar and Friends Case 31 (Update: Solution)
In this photo: Dr. Villanueva in the Caceres Corner
Hello friends.
I am back after a short medical leave.
Thanks to my friend Dr Alberto Villanueva (Sussex) I can show you an interesting case to test your skills once more.
17 yr. Fever and sore throat.
José Vilar and Friends Case 30 (Update: Solution + Bonus Case!)
Dear friends.
Life goes on and I expect that you all are in the best possible shape.
This time we abandon the chest and move downwards to the abdomen.
José Vilar and Friends Case 29 (Update: Solution!)
Dear Friends,
Good day to everybody. I hope that, wherever you are, you and your close ones are well. We are living hard times that will pass, but meanwhile, and probably more than ever, we need to stick to our lives in every sense, including our Radiology knowledge.
Keep on friends.
This a case from my own collection. Despite time passing there is, as in most cases a teaching to be extracted from it.
57 year old male with fever. He recently had neck surgery.
José Vilar and Friends Case 28 (Update: Solution!)
Hello again,
here is a new case from Hospital Dr Peset archive.
This is a 67 year old man with COPD. He was presented with worsening of his dyspnea, he now needs two pillows to sleep.
José Vilar and Friends Case 27 (Update: Solution!)
Hello friends,
I hope you are doing well wherever you are. Here things are not too good but for the moment I am well.
Here is a case just brought from Dr Peset University Hospital in Valencia.
71 year old man who had a syncope and is brought to the Emergency Room. The COVID 19 ARN (RT-PCR) is negative.
ACE2 – A rational frontline therapy for COVID-19 summary
On Thursday March 12th, our ESR Connect studio was the epicenter of an important discussion on COVID-19 as we had the privilege to host professor Josef Penninger, world-leading geneticist and immunologist. Prof. Penninger delivered a compelling and important lecture on ACE2 and its role in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
The lecture focused on the discovery and importance of angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2). Found in many organs, ACE2 positively affects blood pressure, kidney diseases, liver/lung fibrosis, and many other conditions. ACE creates angiotensin II which triggers angiotensin receptors AT1R and AT2R. This reaction can lead to lung edema and severe respiratory diseases, unless ACE2 is present. ACE2 molecules inactivate the bond between ACE and AngII and prevent the receptors from getting activated, thus protecting the organism from coming to harm. Read more…
