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Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest POCUS

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside of a
case: you are called ... removed chest drain ... POCUS - What’s the diagnosis ... #Chest #clinical ... respiratory #Chest #Lung
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest Wall Physical Examination

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside
Examination Pulmonary ... removed chest drain ... - What’s the diagnosis ... the pleura and erodes ... #PhysicalExam #clinical
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical ... injury, leading ... to increased pulmonary ... consistent with pulmonary ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
Adrenals: • Lung ... Symptoms: • Salt craving ... Weakness • Low-grade ... Serum DHEAS Diagnosis ... endocrinology #diagnosis
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
apices caused by ... Inhaled injurious gases ... Centrilobular emphysema ... edema in acute ... #differential #diagnosis
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
- Differential Diagnosis ... blood cells in the lung ... Tachypnea, - Low-grade ... of acute respiratory ... Embolism: • Acute
Increased pulmonary venous pressure is related to the pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) and can be
PCWP) and can be graded ... This grading system ... In daily clinical ... chronic obstructive lung ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Nasal polyps and signs ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung ... parenchyma Diagnosis ... Sputum cultures growing
Pulmonary Nodule
Evaluation is guided by nodule size & assessment of probability of malignancy. In addition is
yield of available diagnostic ... masses & should ... malignancy, clinical ... typically slow growing ... 70% to 90% for a diagnosis
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
granulomas within the lungs ... renal failure Clinical ... symptoms are not caused ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... #Management #Signs