--- title: "Emergency Cardiac CT: Part 2" description: A collection of pulmonary CT cases demonstrating a variety of emergency cardiac presentations. image: https://cme.vrad.com/hubfs/CME_Header_1200x628%20(11)-4.png --- 1 min read # Emergency Cardiac CT: Part 2 [![Picture of Benjamin W. Strong, MD](https://cme.vrad.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Strong-Ben-03-19.png) Benjamin W. Strong, MD ](https://cme.vrad.com/author/benjamin-w-strong-md) : July 22, 2025 [Body](https://cme.vrad.com/tag/body) [ Back to CME Library](https://cme.vrad.com) ![Emergency Cardiac CT: Part 2](https://cme.vrad.com/hubfs/CME_Header_1200x628%20(11)-4.png) 0.25 *AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™* Cost: Free Expires: 12/31/2028 ### [![Take the Course](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/3454598/0af68e8c-b2c1-4153-9210-6e1ff9ae89a1.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3454598/0af68e8c-b2c1-4153-9210-6e1ff9ae89a1) ### Course Overview A collection of pulmonary CT cases demonstrating a variety of emergency cardiac presentations. ### Learning Objectives 1. Understand the secondary findings necessary for the diagnosis of endocarditis. 2. Understand the importance of identifying hemopericardium in acute presentations. 3. 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Strong, MD](https://cme.vrad.com/author/benjamin-w-strong-md) : July 29, 2025 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ Cost: Free Expires: 12/31/2028 Course Overview A collection of... [Body](https://cme.vrad.com/tag/body) [Read More](https://cme.vrad.com/thoracic-trauma-ct-part-1-aorta) [![Pulmonary Granulomatous & Cavitary Lesions](https://cme.vrad.com/hubfs/CME_Header_1200x628%20(10)-Feb-04-2026-07-39-50-5682-PM.png) ](https://cme.vrad.com/pulmonary-granulomatous-cavitary-lesions) 1 min read #### [Pulmonary Granulomatous & Cavitary Lesions](https://cme.vrad.com/pulmonary-granulomatous-cavitary-lesions) [![Picture of Benjamin W. Strong, MD](https://cme.vrad.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Strong-Ben-03-19.png?width=30&name=Strong-Ben-03-19.png) Benjamin W. Strong, MD](https://cme.vrad.com/author/benjamin-w-strong-md) : February 4, 2026 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ Cost: Free Expires: 12/31/2028 Course Overview Cases of... 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