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Diagnostic algorithm for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, in part adapted from the ATS/ERS consensus statement. HRCT =
Diagnostic algorithm ... adapted from the ATS ... = interstitial lung ... disease; IPF = ... #Diagnosis #Idiopathic
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Ventilation ... • Interstitial lung ... diseasePulmonary ... Hypoventilation Syndrome
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Transudate ... Pneumonectomy • Trapped lung ... Malignancy • Pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Cardiac ... Superior vena cava syndrome ... • Interstitial lung ... #Algorithm #Causes
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Cardiac ... Diffuse Lung Disease ... Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... • Chronic Lung
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Diagnosis Algorithm ... leaking out of pulmonary ... as nodules Hypersensitivity ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm
Medical Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Initial medical treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Algorithm for Chronic ... Obstructive Pulmonary ... Disease Initial ... disease (COPD) ... #Algorithm #Management
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Abscess Pathophysiology ... hemorrhage • Treatment ... several months of treatment ... #Abscess #pulmonary
Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
Pathophysiology ... Intolerance • Celiac Disease ... Irritable Bowel Syndrome ... Bloating #Management #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Treatment
Fat Embolism Syndrome
Trauma to the long bone or pelvis accounts for —9096 of cases. The diagnosis
Fat Embolism Syndrome ... Trauma to the long ... Pathophysiology ... onset widespread pulmonary ... FES is a clinical