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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Chest Wall Abnormalities ... Interstitium • ILD ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive Pericarditis 

A 50-year-old woman with a remote history of mediastinal lymphoma (age
A 50-year-old ... blue marks on her chest ... evaluate her JVP (video ... Causes = RV failure ... #PhysicalExam #Video
On the left two cases of NSIP.
Note the varying combination of GGO and fibrosis (traction bronchiectasis),
On the left two cases ... and fibrosis (traction ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... NonspecificInterstitialPneumonia #ILD
Causes of Secondary Amenorrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Absence of menses for more than 3 cycles or
Causes of Secondary ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... failure (<35 years old ... Prolactinoma • Chest ... #Causes #OBGyn
Palpable Skin Crepitus on Physical Exam

Notice these air bubbles under the skin. An 86-year-old woman with
An 86-year-old woman ... insertion of a chest ... neck (shown in video ... and spaces can cause ... PhysicalExam #Clinical #Video
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
myocardial oxygen extraction ... treat the primary cause ... vessels, or acutely ill ... may not be the case ... clinica l#foamed #algorithm
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
myocardial oxygen extraction ... treat the primary cause ... vessels, or acutely ill ... may not be the case ... #diagnosis #algorithm
Basic Interpretation
A structured approach to interpretation of HRCT involves the following questions:
What is the dominant HR-pattern:
reticular
nodular
high
lymphadenopathy, traction ... Pulmonary #HRCT #CTChest ... Interpretation #Algorithm ... #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
Pleuritic chest ... Nodular opacities; traction ... Exclude other causes ... Exclusion of other ILDs ... reticular opacities on chest