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Lung Ultrasound: Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema vs ARDS
Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema:
 • Smooth pleural line
 • AIS >
homogenous • Often anterior ... may be P > A, Normal ... UAlberta_Sono #APE ... #edema #comparison ... #clinical #diagnosis
Mastoiditis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Acute or Chronic Otitis Media -> 
Stage 1: Hyperemeia of the mastoid
Pathogenesis and clinical ... cells are connected ... postauricular crease • Inferior ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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extrapulmonary cases Clinical ... Signs/Symptoms: ... TB PE: - Local ... tissue damage - CXR ... involvement - CT
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... lat decubitus - air ... seen • Chest CT ... #pulmonary #differential
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
CT demonstrates ... can suggest the diagnosis ... abutting the pleura, air-bronchograms ... left lung, which are ... #CXR #CTChest #
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
the silhouette sign ... paravertebral abscess ... The anterior and ... #Clinical #Anatomy ... #Radiology #CXR
Periorbital Cellulitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Definitions:
a. Dacryoadenitis: infection of the lacrimal glands
b. Conjunctivitis: inflammation of the
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... margin involving hair ... patient NEEDS a CT ... ophthalmology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Nasal polyps and signs ... thickening, presence of air-fluid ... parenchyma Diagnosis ... high-resolution chest CT ... - BAR >1.0 is abnormal
Hampton hump is a radiologic sign which consists of a shallow wedge-shaped opacity in the periphery
is a radiologic sign ... hump along may aid ... in the diagnosis ... confirmed with chest CT ... #photo #CXR #EmergencyMedicine
Basics of Waveform Capnography
Waveform capnography assesses ventilation by monitoring exhaled carbon dioxide
Can use measurement and morphology
C02 (PECO2) • Abnormal ... pathophysiology CLINICAL ... Assessing ROSC during CPR ... oscillations - Sign ... interpretation #patterns #diagnosis