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Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation Algorithm
 • Normal
 • Pulmonary Hypertension, Anemia, Carboxyhemoglobinemia
 • Chest
Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation ... Algorithm • Normal ... #FunctionTests ... #PFTs #Interpretation ... #Algorithm #diagnosis
Flowchart to interpreting pleural fluid analysis using Light's criteria and based on the British Thoracic Society
to interpreting pleural ... fluid analysis ... using Light's criteria ... pleuralfluid #analysis #interpretation ... #algorithm #differential
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Exudative Effusion:
 - Pulmonary
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Nephrotic Syndrome Light's ... Fluid LDH > 2/3 ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Lights #Criteria
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest Wall Physical Examination

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside
Examination Pulmonary ... where purulent fluid ... space, fluid can ... are covering the right ... clinical #video #pulmonary
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Intracardiac Right ... Right to Left Shunt ... Neuromascular Weakness • Pleural ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Basic Interpretation
A structured approach to interpretation of HRCT involves the following questions:
What is the dominant HR-pattern:
reticular
nodular
high
Basic Interpretation ... additional findings (pleural ... fluid, lymphadenopathy ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Algorithm #ILD
Pulmonary Arterial Catheterization – Use and Interpretation:
-Pulmonary arterial catheterization (PAC) has never been shown to improve
Pulmonary Arterial ... Catheterization – Use and Interpretation ... : -Pulmonary arterial ... despite adequate fluid ... wedge pressure) -right
Hepatic Hydrothorax
 • Presents as right sided in 85% of cases
 • Fluid studies:
• Presents as right ... 85% of cases • Fluid ... fluid/serum total ... fluid/serum LDH ... diagnosis #hepatology #pulmonary
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
crackles in the right ... : The shift of fluid ... and adjacent pleural ... exit rates of pleural ... fluid by rising
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
leakage into the pleural ... space (pleural ... erect position and right ... of the pulmonary ... CHF #Alveolar #Pulmonary