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Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Causes include: ... ischemic changes CXR ... Transfusion-related acute lung ... • Pulmonary HTN ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Long-standing ... - Exogenous ... Primary #Secondary #HTN ... #Cardiology #Differential
Progressive Massive Fibrosis aka Complicated Silicosis.
Silicosis is a fibrotic lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline
is a fibrotic lung ... disease caused ... Silicosis #clinical #radiology ... #CXR #Chest #XRay ... #labeled #pulmonary
Lateral view
On a normal lateral view the contours of the heart are visible and the IVC
upper lobes of the lung ... this is not the case ... Clinical #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Normal #Labeled
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
(Can occur later ... Dyspnea, orthopnea, edema ... variants (e.g., TTN ... congestion on a CXR ... Cardiomyopathy #Cardiology
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
a chest x-ray (CXR ... chest radiograph pattern ... not seen on a CXR ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Lung #Pulmonary