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Urinalysis & Urine Sodium 
Theophilus Protospatharius, a seventh-century physician who wrote the first manuscript focused exclusively
• Urinary casts ... [(U Na x P Cr) / ... (P Na x U Cr)] ... , P = Plasma, Cr ... #UNa #casts #glucosuria
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
On a CXR the most ... When the cysts have ... seen and in many cases ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Flowchart to diuretic use in acute heart failure.

(A) Congestion with volume overload. 

(B) Treatment algorithm after
blood pressure; HF ... ultrafiltration; UO, urine ... Diuretic #Diuresis #CHF ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Pleural effusion is not always visible as a meniscus in the costophrenic angle. 
A subpulmonic effusion
In these cases, ... with signs of CHF ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Pleural
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
In these cases comparison ... during a period of CHF ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization
Sarcoidosis
In this case the chest x-ray shows subtle findings that could be described as fine reticulation.
In
In many cases a ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Sarcoidosis
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
Coccidiomycosis - Diagnosis
Diagnosis:
 • Mildly elevated peripheral WBC, Eosinophilia (25%), Elevated ESR, Procalcitonin normal (95%)
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normal (95%) • CXR ... genitourinary system • Urine ... & Blood & CSF ( ... Glucan in blood/CSF
Mucoid impaction
Mucus plugs or mucoid impaction can mimick the appearance of lung nodules or a mass.
Sometimes
cystic fibrosis (CF ... with asthma or CF ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
81% for acute HF ... 5 pts w/ acute HF ... → no signs of CXR ... diagnosis #management #cardiology ... #pharmacology #sCHF