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Upper lung zone preference is seen in:
- Inhaled particles: pneumoconiosis (silica or coal)
- Smoking related diseases
- Sarcoidosis Lower ... Pulmonary edema #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... HRCT #ChestCT #Differential ... Distribution #Upper #Lower
HFrEF - Low Ejection Fraction on Physical Exam - Likelihood Ratios
 - Displaced Apical Impulse
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Response #HFrEF #LowEF ... #PhysicalExam # ... Likelihood #LRs #diagnosis ... #cardiology #CHF
Peripheral Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Lower Extremity Edema

Edema occurs when any of the following
Peripheral Edema - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Peripheral #Edema #differential ... #diagnosis #unilateral ... #Extremity #PhysicalExam
ARDS/VALI progression over the course of 1 week 
 (a) Day 1 - No pathological findings.
consolidations in lower ... structures help in the differential ... diagnosis of pulmonary ... #Clinical #Radiology
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
Pressure Waveforms - Differential ... Diagnosis - Absent ... Waveforms #JVP #Differential ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #cardiology
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
- C6, C7, C8 Elbow ... Triceps power is ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... sensory #motor #arm #physicalexam
Kussmaul's Sign and Friedreich's Sign on Neck Examination

A middle-aged M with unknown PMH presents with dyspnea.
Most likely diagnosis ... (middle chest, lower ... Friedreichs #Neck #JVP #PhysicalExam ... Clinical #Video #Cardiology
Hydroxyapatite Deposition Disease (HADD) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Ovoid hypointense structures along the bursal surface
pathology (i.e. lower ... specificity of tear diagnosis ... Differential diagnosis ... tenosynovitis: Differentiate ... #diagnosis #msk
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
air-bronchogram in the right lower ... dealing with the differential ... diagnosis of chronic ... Biopsy revealed the diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
. - Lower zone predominance ... bronchiolitis #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #GroundGlass #Differential