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Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Edema - Differential ... Causes include: 1. ... lack of acute cardiac ... embolism • Re-expansion ... #edema #NCPE #differential
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Differential Diagnosis ... brain injury, cerebral ... nervous system injury ... evidence of left atrial ... pulmonary edema
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... Cause Injury By ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... ↑ Suspicion -> TEE
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
Respiratory Failure - Differential ... to neurologic injury ... edema (most common ... embolus SHUNT ... shunting (eg, atrial
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
- Overview and Differential ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... Cerebral > Splenic, Pulmonary ... cause injury by ... + ↑Suspicion → TEE
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
nose deformity • Cardiac ... quantify renal injury ... (UPC) ratio • Cardiac ... o infection • Echocardiogram ... blood retum in serial
In order to get good visualization of the RV, Intravenous Definity (brand name echo contrast material)
Here is the cardiac ... described for Pulmonary ... Embolism; here ... Clinical #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #Definity #A4C
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... liver or renal injury ... perfusion - Cardiac ... output - Acute pulmonary ... edema - Mesenteric
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... embolus 3. ... orthopnea, PND, LE edema ... Serial TTE and close
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
What do you see ... liver disease and pulmonary ... as RAP>LAP as atrial ... PVeins (extra-cardiac ... clinical #pocus #a4c