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Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
cardiogenic edema, to differentiate ... patients, who have an acute ... cardiac infarction ... , may have non-cardiac ... Consolidation #Differential
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
Diffuse Acute Abdominal ... (<72 hours) - Differential ... quadrant: R/O cardiac ... , pulmonary, renal ... #Acute #Abdominal
Radiographic Features of Pulmonary Diseases
 - Pneumonia
 - Atelectasis
 - Emphysema
 - Pneumothorax
 - Effusion
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- Nodular - Acute ... Embolism - Acute ... Pulmonary Edema ... - Congestive Cardiac ... XRay #ChestCT #Differential
The Many Flavors of EVALI (E-cigarette or Vaping Associated Lung Injury)
 - Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis
 - Organizing
Pneumonia - Diffuse ... Alveolar Damage - Diffuse ... Pneumonia - Acute ... vaping #lunginjury #pulmonary ... #Differential #
Acute Hypoxemia - Differential Diagnosis
 • Hyperacute: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Acute Hypoxemia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Bronchospasm, Pulmonary ... Physiologic: ARDS, Diffuse ... Hypoxemia #hypoxia #Differential
Causes of Acute Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular
 • Myocardial Infarction*
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • CHF
Pleural
Causes of Acute ... Dyspnea - Differential ... Infarction* • Cardiac ... Vascular • Pulmonary ... Anaphylaxis* #Acute
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Heart Failure - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm Cardiac ... Disease • Diffuse ... Disease • Acute ... HeartFailure #Cardiology #Differential
Hypotension / Shock Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic:
 • Poor oral intake
 • Hemorrhage
 • Renal loss
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Hypotension / Shock Differential ... valvulopathy • Pulmonary ... obstruction • Pulmonary ... Obstructive: • Cardiac ... #Hypotension #Differential
“H’s & T’s“ - The reversible causes of Cardiac Arrest 
Hypovolemia, Hypoxia/Hypoxemia, Hydrogen Ion Excess (Acidosis),
reversible causes of Cardiac ... Hypothermia Tamponade (Cardiac ... Pneumothorax, Thrombosis (Pulmonary ... #HsTs #acls #differential ... diagnosis #arrest #management
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes and Mimics - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
90%:
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Pulmonary Renal ... Syndromes and Mimics - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework Diffuse ... syndrome in APL - Cardiac ... heart failure, cardiac