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Pulmonary Embolism - Risk Stratification and Prognostication based on scores and clinical features

 • Bova score
Pulmonary Embolism ... class (30-day all ... cause mortality ... Hemodynamics (Stable ... stratification #criticalcare
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
you think of the causes ... the air in the alveoli ... or tumor cells (Table ... the air in the alveoli ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
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- Tamponade Pulmonary ... Parenchyma: ILD • Alveoli ... Vasculature: - PE - Pulmonary ... Guillain Barre - ALS ... #pulmonary
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Causes of Chronic ... Artery Disease • Stable ... Pleural Thickening/Masses ... Alveoli • Pneumonia ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Balloon Visualization - Mechanical Ventilation Pressures - PIP, PPlat, PEEP

Peak Inspiratory Pressure (PIP): Dynamic pressure needed
) Inspiratory Pause ... Pressure (PPlat): Alveolar ... #PPlat #PEEP #CriticalCare ... Pathophysiology #Pulmonary
Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
Reflex Testing - Causes ... Deep coma (any cause ... injury, Early ALS ... differential #diagnosis #table ... #neurology
Effect of Lung Recruitment and Titrated Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (PEEP) vs Low PEEP on Mortality in
increased 28-day all-cause ... Wilkinsonjonny #ART #Alveolar ... Postoperative #Pulmonary ... #CriticalCare
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
exacerbation (any cause ... flow) - Massive pulmonary ... Classification #Table ... #CriticalCare
Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
- Sporadic cases ... - Acute pulmonary ... - Chronic pulmonary ... is described as alveolar ... months by Fatima Al
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
diagnosis The table ... content of the alveoli ... lobar pneumonia caused ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Differential #Table