5 results
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
supplying the lung ... in a supine or semi-erect ... during a period of CHF ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Illnesses: • Pulmonary ... massiliense in CF ... • Dyspnea, • Chest ... NTM #Infections #differential ... #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
disease b) CHF ... Obtain EKG if: ... one post op Cardiology ... change CV risk Chest ... unless prior heart/lung
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
, verrucous) - Lung ... Cerebral > Splenic, Pulmonary ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... #Diagnosis #cardiology ... #infectiousdiseases
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
aches, joint pain, chest ... Hematopoietic stem ... change in the lungs ... nails, bronchi, lungs ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases