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Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
cardiac disease • Normal ... ischemic changes CXR ... • Heart size: Normal ... ECHO: • Normal ... chamber size • Normal
ARDS/VALI progression over the course of 1 week 
 (a) Day 1 - No pathological findings.
) Day 2 - some pulmonary ... The normal-sized ... structures help in the differential ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #ChestXRay
Differential diagnosis of Lymphangitic Carcinomatosis. 
On the left multiple diseases showing septal thickening:
1. Lymphangitic carcinomatosis: irregular
Differential diagnosis ... secondary lobules with normal ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Carcinomatosis #Mimic #Differential ... #Comparison #Table
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
ATRA treatment Pathophysiology ... common • Imaging: CXR ... - pulmonary opacities ... initiation • Differential ... 500 mg QD until normal
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
Redistribution In a normal ... In daily clinical ... In these cases comparison ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess Pathophysiology ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Blood cultures • CXR ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #
Basics of Waveform Capnography
Waveform capnography assesses ventilation by monitoring exhaled carbon dioxide
Can use measurement and morphology
cycle to uncover pathophysiology ... C02 (PECO2) • Abnormal ... pathophysiology ... CLINICAL APPLICATIONS ... Assessing ROSC during CPR
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
survival is 93-95% Pathophysiology ... renal failure Clinical ... e.g. incidental CXR ... anterior/posterior MSK ... ), liver (pain/abnormal
There are three principal varieties of pulmonary edema: cardiac, overhydration and increased capillary permeability (ARDS). 
The
principal varieties of pulmonary ... edema (6): - Normal ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Vascular ... Pedicle #Width #Comparison
Diffuse Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
 - Pulmonary Fibrosis -> Crackles, Abnormal CXR
 - Pulmonary Hypertension, Right Heart
Scleroderma) - Pulmonary ... Fibrosis -> Crackles, Abnormal ... CXR - Pulmonary ... Renal Failure - Mask ... #Scleroderma #pathophysiology