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Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation Algorithm
 • Normal
 • Pulmonary Hypertension, Anemia, Carboxyhemoglobinemia
 • Chest
Pulmonary Function ... Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation ... • Normal • Pulmonary ... #FunctionTests ... #PFTs #Interpretation
Spirometry - PFT Interpretation Algorithm

- BWH Medicine Chiefs @BrighamChiefs

#Spirometry #PFTs #Interpretation #Algorithm #diagnosis #differential #pulmonary #function
Spirometry - PFT Interpretation ... Spirometry #PFTs #Interpretation ... Algorithm #diagnosis #differential ... #pulmonary #function
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... Differentials? ... - Vomiting, NG suction ... Classically” noted with pulmonary ... bloodgas #Acid #Base
Interpreting Right Heart Catheterizations

Always interpret a RHC based on the indication for getting the test. This
interpret a RHC based ... This is an interpretation ... for suspicion of pulmonary ... the patient have pulmonary ... #hypertension #cardiology
Checklist for the Echocardiographic Evaluation of Pulmonary Hypertension
 • Record estimated PASP
 • Evaluate RV size
Evaluation of Pulmonary ... Evaluate RV size and function ... shunt lesions) • Differentiate ... Shah @HFpEF #Pulmonary ... Echocardiography #diagnosis #cardiology
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary ... Edema - Differential ... left ventricular function ... #edema #NCPE #differential ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Lung Disease - Differential ... , worse at the bases ... Impaired cardiac function ... leaking out of pulmonary ... #ILD #Causes #Differential
Solid pulmonary nodules can represent various etiologies:
- benign granulomas
- focal scar
- intrapulmonary lymph nodes
- primary malignancies
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Solid pulmonary ... that can help to differentiate ... answer can be given based ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #Fleischner
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
3:1), and the base ... as metastatic pulmonary ... Pulmonary Diseases ... lung #diseases #differential ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
Quincke's Pulse in a patient with a normal echocardiogram (non-valvular)

A 70 y/o man presents with new
preserved systolic function ... pivotal in this case ... "just another case ... highest on my differential ... Fingernails #Nailbed #Cardiology