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Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Acute and Chronic Causes ... Wall: • Acute: Trauma ... : • Acute: Ascites ... process • Chronic: Ascites ... Acute #Chronic #Causes
Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 • Mechanism: ischemic pain
 • Can present
Causes of Bone/Joint ... Generally affects long ... bones ... • Most common sites ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
, inflammatory lung ... permeability, lung ... detected on CT or CXR ... such as trauma ... the underlying cause
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Symptoms: cough, abdominal ... : weight gain, lung ... peripheral edema, ascites ... HFrEF may lack lung ... → no signs of CXR
Progressive Massive Fibrosis aka Complicated Silicosis.
Silicosis is a fibrotic lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline
is a fibrotic lung ... disease caused ... clinical #radiology #CXR ... #Chest #XRay #labeled
Small Bowel Obstruction and Ascites on POCUS

This patient drove to the ED complaining of 2 hours
Obstruction and Ascites ... Resolution: Nausea ... hemoperitoneum from trauma—every ... Labeled Schematic ... #POCUS #Abdominal
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
= nonspecific (nausea ... , vomiting, abdominal ... develops (DIC, ascites ... AP, ↑INR, ↑BUN/Cr
Bibasilar Atelectasis secondary to massive ascites

Finally, large volumes of intra-abdominal fluid can lead to elevated hemi-diaphragms-->bibasilar
secondary to massive ascites ... volumes of intra-abdominal ... under-recognized cause ... in the pt with ascites ... collapse #pulmonary #lung
Pulmonary Contusion on Lung POCUS

A 20yo M presents after high speed MVA. BP 140/80, HR 95,
Pulmonary Contusion on Lung ... hours later on cxr ... supportive care Labeled ... Pulmonary #Contusion #Lung ... clinical #ultrasound #trauma
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Management Summary Causes ... Rhabdomyolysis: • Trauma ... Tachycardia - N/V - Abdominal ... ) • AKI: BUN/Cr ... Diagnosis #Management #causes