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Radiographic Features of Pulmonary Diseases
 - Pneumonia
 - Atelectasis
 - Emphysema
 - Pneumothorax
 - Effusion
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Pneumothorax - Effusion ... Interstitial - Nodular ... Embolism - Acute ... Radiology #Patterns #Lung ... #CXR #XRay #ChestCT
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical ... , inflammatory lung ... leading to increased pulmonary ... consistent with pulmonary ... detected on CT or CXR
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Berlin Criteria for Acute ... week of a known clinical ... explained by pleural effusions ... , lobar collapse ... , lung collapse,
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... considered, like acute ... Pulmonary hemorrhage ... interstitial lung ... #Radiology #CXR
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Unknown • 6-7 cases ... Organizing Pneumonia - Clinical ... - Imaging: • CXR ... Rare: pleural effusions ... Pneumonia #COP #BOOP #pulmonary
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
of Acute Exacerbation ... ventilated • CXR ... , Lung US, Echo, ... of AECOPD: • Clinical ... Exacerbation #treatment #pulmonary
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
Cardiovascular collapse ... anaesthetic (remember infusion ... inform immediate clinical ... ensure adequate lung ... Start continuous CPR
Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
- Sporadic cases ... inoculation • Clinical ... presentation - Acute ... small pleural effusions ... presentation of TB, lung
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
granulomas within the lungs ... renal failure Clinical ... e.g. incidental CXR ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... sarcoidosis Pulmonary
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
important to recognize Acute ... with presence of pulmonary ... Cardiac cath if acute ... the determined cause ... #differential #algorithm