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Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Causes of Pleural ... Effusion - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... #Pulmonary #Diagnosis ... #causes
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... • Pleura: - Effusion ... Hepatopulmonary syndrome ... Transverse myelitis • Hematology ... #causes #pulmonary
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
pleura in severe cases ... Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #differential #diagnosis ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... lung disease Caused ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... scanning or pulmonary ... hepatopulmonary #syndrome
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... – ARDS: Clinical ... the underlying cause ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential Diagnosis ... Causes of elevated ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... output - Acute pulmonary ... - Compartment syndrome
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... week of a known clinical ... explained by pleural effusions ... Definition #Criteria #Diagnosis ... #CriticalCare
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Differentiation Syndrome ... if WBC > 5 or elevated ... HoTN, edema and effusions ... Imaging: CXR- pulmonary ... #management #hematology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
with presence of pulmonary ... Troponin may be elevated ... acute coronary syndrome ... the determined cause ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Definition:
• Functional, potentially reversible kidney impairment.
• Occurs in advanced liver disease: cirrhosis, severe alcoholic
Hepatorenal Syndrome ... • Caused by splanchnic ... Diagnosis (Clinical ... Exclude other AKI causes ... #Hepatorenal #Syndrome