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Pulmonary Function Testing (PFT) Interpretation Algorithm

Restrictive Lung Disease:
 • Chest wall or neuromuscular disorders
 • Interstitial
Pulmonary Function ... Interpretation Algorithm ... Disease: • Chest ... Lung Disease Obstructive ... Lung Disease:
Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation Algorithm
 • Normal
 • Pulmonary Hypertension, Anemia, Carboxyhemoglobinemia
 • Chest
Interpretation Algorithm ... Carboxyhemoglobinemia • Chest ... • Interstitial Lung ... Disease • Asthma ... Emphysematous COPD
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Response Management Algorithm ... Blood: diffuse alveolar ... pneumothorax, COPD ... asthma • Pleural disease ... atelectasis • Lung
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
or interstitial lung ... disease (i.e. fibrosis ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #GGO # ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... (Asthma, COPD) ... • Interstitial lung ... diseasePulmonary ... Abnormalities • Chest
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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• Sub-Valvular Disease ... • Asthma • COPD ... Thickening/Masses Chest ... Alveoli • Pneumonia ... • ARDS • COPD
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
with airspace disease ... UIP, NSIP and long ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #Consolidation ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Massive Hemoptysis: >150-300 mL in 24h
Airway disease: 
 • Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis, Malignancy
in 24h Airway disease ... carcinoid, Mets), COPD ... : • Diffuse alveolar ... contusion • Drugs ... Differential #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Crazy Paving is a combination of ground glass opacity with superimposed septal thickening (5).
It was first
seen in other diseases ... Organizing pneumonia (COP ... Bronchoalveolarca (BAC) - Pulmonary ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... AlveolarProteinosis #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
between these chest ... filling of the alveoli ... nodular interstitial lung ... disease, that is ... Consolidation #Causes #RadiologyAssistant