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Differential diagnosis of Lymphangitic Carcinomatosis. 
On the left multiple diseases showing septal thickening:
1. Lymphangitic carcinomatosis: irregular
Cardiogenic pulmonary edema ... to filling of alveoli ... Alveolar proteinosis ... Cardiogenic pulmonary edema ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CTChest
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
Filling of the alveolar ... spaces with pus, edema ... interstitium or alveolar ... filling of the alveoli ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CTChest
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Flash Pulmonary Edema ... Pneumothorax, Alveolar ... Volume Exam (JVP, edema ... ), Lung Exam, POCUS ... STAT CXR, CTA Chest
Acute Hypoxemia - Differential Diagnosis
 • Hyperacute: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Flash Pulmonary Edema ... Pneumothorax, Alveolar ... ARDS, Diffuse Alveolar ... Atelectasis, Pulmonary Edema ... , Alveolar Hemorrhage
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
the air in the alveoli ... Is it pus, edema ... the air in the alveoli ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CTChest
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
High-Res Chest CT ... , Interstitial Edema ... , Alveolar Proteinosis ... Ground Glass: Edema ... Crazy Paving: Alveolar
Lung POCUS with multiple B-lines representing pulmonary edema

Eric Abrams, MD @eabramsMD

#Edema #BLines #Lung #POCUS #clinical #Pulmonary
Lung POCUS with ... representing pulmonary edema ... @eabramsMD #Edema ... #BLines #Lung #POCUS
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Blood: diffuse alveolar ... Water: pulmonary edema ... MG, ALS) • ↓ chest ... compliance (e.g., flail chest
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
Age-Adjusted Gradient • Alveolar ... Weakness, Loss of Chest ... Elasticity (flail chest ... Mismatch: Pulmonary Edema ... #AA #Gradient #alveolar
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Pneumonia on Lung POCUS ... POCUS lung exam ... sliding-must be pulm edema ... sliding: Pulmonary edema ... diagnose Pulm Edema