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Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
lung disease or CHF ... ) • Abnormal CXR
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
gravitational difference ... during a period of CHF ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CHF #Cephalization
COVID19 vs CHF on POCUS

Spot the difference. 2 pts presenting with nearly same symptoms. Left COVID
COVID19 vs CHF on ... POCUS Spot the difference ... pneumonia, right CHF ... other causes (like CHF
Lung POCUS for Diagnosis of CHF - Visual Abstract
What is the accuracy of combined Lung Ultrasound
for Diagnosis of CHF ... 20.9 - LR- 0.07 CXR ... lung #ultrasound #CHF
Management Algorithm for Confusion
- Substrate verification, glucose, oxygen checks
- Toxidrome present
- Focal findings on neurologic examination
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electrolytes, CXR ... cranial CT, ABG, CSF
Causes of Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Massive Hemoptysis (>I00 mL in 24 hours)
 • Malignancy
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Malformation Normal CXR ... Abnormalities • CHF
On the left another patient with alveolar edema at admission, which resolved after treatment.
When you scroll
will notice the difference ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CHF #Alveolar
Coccidiomycosis - Diagnosis
Diagnosis:
 • Mildly elevated peripheral WBC, Eosinophilia (25%), Elevated ESR, Procalcitonin normal (95%)
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normal (95%) • CXR ... Urine & Blood & CSF ... Glucan in blood/CSF
Stage II - Interstitial edema
Stage II of CHF is characterized by fluid leakage into the interlobular
edema Stage II of CHF ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CHF #KerleyB #
Pleural effusion is not always visible as a meniscus in the costophrenic angle. 
A subpulmonic effusion
with signs of CHF ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CHF #Pleural #