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Barrel Chest Appearance on Lateral Chest Xray
Typically seen in the setting of chronic air-trapping in COPD

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Barrel Chest Appearance ... Lateral Chest Xray ... air-trapping in COPD ... #Lateral #Radiology ... #pulmonary
Acute Hypoxemia - Differential Diagnosis
 • Hyperacute: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Acute Hypoxemia - Differential ... Diagnosis • Hyperacute ... Process - Anatomic ... pHTN, Advanced COPD ... Disease: Asthma, COPD
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Spinal cord ... deficiency - Syrinx ... horn gray matter ... syndromes #lesions #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Increased Anterior Posterior Diameter: Barrel chested appearance resulting from air trapping
that sometimes occurs with advanced COPD.
Increased Anterior ... Posterior Diameter: Barrel ... with advanced COPD ... Xray on the right ... UCSDH #Clinical #Radiology
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
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Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... - Asthma - COPD ... Myasthenia - Guillain Barre ... #diagnosis #causes
Causes of Pediatric Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Dietary / Functional:
 • Insufficient Volume / Bulk
Neurologic:
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Constipation - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Psychotropics) Anatomic ... Disease • Spinal Cord ... Congenita • Guillain-Barré
Bronchiectasis is defined as localized bronchial dilatation.
The diagnosis of bronchiectasis is usually based on a combination
The diagnosis of ... chronic bronchitis, COPD ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #Bronchiectasis ... #Differential #
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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Diagnosis: • ... Spinal cord infarct ... spondylitis • Tethered cord ... • Guillain-Barre ... #diagnosis #causes
Pediatric Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Dietary/Functional
 • lnsufficient Volume / Bulk
Neurologic
 • Hirschsprung's Disease
 • Imperforate
Constipation - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... e.g Fissures) Anatomic ... Disease • Spinal Cord ... Congenita • Guillan-Barré
Differential Diagnosis of Cyanosis
Peripheral cyanosis
  A. Low cardiac output states
  B. Environmental exposure (cold)
Differential Diagnosis ... Environmental exposure (cold ... Anatomic shunts ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Cardiology