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Radiographic Features of Pulmonary Diseases
 - Pneumonia
 - Atelectasis
 - Emphysema
 - Pneumothorax
 - Effusion
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Diseases - Pneumonia ... Pneumothorax - Effusion ... #Diseases #Radiology ... #Patterns #Lung ... #CXR #XRay #ChestCT
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
/Chest Wall: • ... flare, Pleural effusion ... Tumor, Pleural effusion ... , Pulmonary Hypertension ... : • Acute: Ascites
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
Actinomyces spp., NHL; Lung ... • Pleural effusion ... Parapneumonic effusion ... #diagnosis #chestCT ... #radiology
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
: weight gain, lung ... peripheral edema, ascites ... Chest x-ray: signs ... bilateral pleural effusions ... coronary artery disease
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Upper Lobe Lung ... ventilation to perfusion ... caused by a rigid chest ... Pulmonary Diseases ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
diseases • Arteriovenous ... • Mitchell et al ... coronary heart disease ... Syndrome • Blunt Abdominal ... Infarction • Pulmonary
Assessment of Chest Tube Drains
Stepwise assessment of Chest Tube Function
TUBE POSITIONING
 • Look at the CXR:
Are all six of the ... injury to the lung ... large injury to lung ... suction to large effusions ... drainage of an effusion
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) and Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Definition: mean pulmonary-artery pressure > 25mmHg
pressure > 25mmHg ... not specific • Chest ... lung scanning showing ... pressure in patients ... have inoperable disease
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
1 — Treat the lungs ... edema - Large effusion ... (no B-lines on ultrasound ... NSAlDs, ACE-inhibitors ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
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Glucose/Temp • ACS ... Hyperkalemia Pulmonary ... Raised Intracranial Pressure ... Sotalol • Propofol infusion ... diagnosis #causes #cardiology