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Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Pulmonary Pathology ... Ultrasound Findings ... pleura in severe cases ... #differential #diagnosis ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
Cardiac incisura ... This causes a density ... It is a normal finding ... be mistaken for pathology ... #CXR #Lateral #
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Cardiac ... • Diffuse Lung ... Arterial Hypertension ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
evaluating for other causes ... of cardio-pulmonary ... ) • Atrial Arrhythmia ... Embolism #AcutePE #diagnosis ... #cardiology #electrocardiogram
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic ... (UPC) ratio • Cardiac ... FINDINGS: • AAV ... Goodpasture's cause ... sparing of the lung
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... about imaging findings ... in interstitial lung ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
densities in both lungs ... multiple ill-defined masses ... The lab-findings ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
since in many cases ... figger out what the pathology ... visible wall #CXR ... #Pulmonary #Diagnosis ... #Radiology
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... findings. ... nodular interstitial lung ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Causes include: ... lack of acute cardiac ... ischemic changes CXR ... Transfusion-related acute lung ... #cardiology