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Shock - Findings, Signs and Symptoms by Classification
 - Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Distributive (Vasodilation)
Shock - Findings ... , Signs and Symptoms ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Classification ... #Table #CriticalCare
Upper lung zone preference is seen in:
- Inhaled particles: pneumoconiosis (silica or coal)
- Smoking related diseases
Upper lung zone ... bronchiolitis (RB-ILD ... edema #Diagnosis ... #HRCT #ChestCT ... #Differential #Table
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... in interstitial lung ... low attenuation (table ... On a Chest X-Ray ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
be present on a chest ... lobar collapse, lung ... the ARDS: - Mild ... Definition #Criteria #Diagnosis ... #CriticalCare
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Other tests: • CT chest ... or serologies + symptoms ... FINDINGS: • AAV ... sparing of the lung ... typically seen on chest
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Edema (NCPE) - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... blood cells in the lung ... infiltrates on chest ... #diagnosis #NCPE
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
• Domestic and wild ... gastrointestinal symptoms ... • Dyspnea, • Chest ... • Clinical (Symptoms ... NTM #Infections #differential
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
gradually with symptoms ... Pleuritic chest ... Characteristic finding ... Exclusion of other ILDs ... Improvement in symptoms
Incidental Finding of Oleothorax - A chest radiograph showed a dense opacity in the upper area
Incidental Finding ... Oleothorax - A chest ... The differential ... abnormality includes an old ... treatment for pulmonary
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Evaluation - Chest ... Phos), CBC with differential ... or TSH level if symptoms ... Pyridostigmine - New diagnosis ... Checklist #Management #CriticalCare