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Newborn Assessment - APGAR Score

Assessment of newborn vital signs following labor via a 10-point scale evaluated
Newborn Assessment ... Apgar score is based ... Apgar scores < 7 ... child will develop long-term ... #Diagnosis #Peds
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Bilateral B-Lines in case ... POCUS lung exam ... travel hx, home meds ... Differential Bilat ... : Pulmonary edema
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
3:1), and the base ... Therefore, conditions caused ... apices caused by ... #diseases #differential ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
these terms are based ... since in many cases ... #CXR #Lucency #Differential ... #Pulmonary #Diagnosis ... #Radiology
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... D D-lactate (short ... Classically” noted with pulmonary ... or restrictive lung ... bloodgas #Acid #Base
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... in interstitial lung ... can be suspected based ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Bronchiectasis is defined as localized bronchial dilatation.
The diagnosis of bronchiectasis is usually based on a combination
bronchiectasis is usually based ... the peripheral lung ... The most common cause ... #Pulmonary #Bronchiectasis ... #Differential #
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
verrucous) • Lung ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... nodes • Roth’s spots ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
be determined based ... The assessment of ... with presence of pulmonary ... the determined cause ... #diagnosis #differential
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
- Overview and Differential ... , verrucous) - Lung ... Cerebral > Splenic, Pulmonary ... nodes • Roth’s spots ... #Diagnosis #cardiology