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Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
• Diffuse Lung ... • Acute Respiratory ... • Chronic Lung ... Veno-Occlusive Disease #RHF ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
supplying the lung ... the lung bases ... during a period of CHF ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
than VIQ mismatch and ... : Interstitial lung ... perfusion (Q) and ... ventilation (V) in the lungs ... bypassing the lungs
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
decreases respiratory ... in obstructive lung ... In CHF, decreases ... exacerbation (cardiogenic pulmonary ... patients (ie., CHF
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
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• Tachypnea: Respiratory ... • Hyperpnea: Respiratory ... deep breathing Pulmonary ... Pneumonia • CHF ... Hypovolemic shock (blood and
Paradoxical Respirations in Diaphragmatic Paralysis

Note the paradoxical movement of the abdomen during inspiration. The accessory inspiratory
This change causes ... cephalic direction and ... Diaphragm #Clinical #Video ... #PhysicalExam #Pulmonary ... #Respiratory
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Acute Respiratory ... leading to increased pulmonary ... consistent with pulmonary ... detected on CT or CXR ... the underlying cause
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Pulmonary Pathology ... and Associated ... point (hard to ... pleura in severe cases ... severity Acute Respiratory
Effect of Lung Recruitment and Titrated Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (PEEP) vs Low PEEP on Mortality in
Effect of Lung Recruitment ... End-Expiratory ... Patients With Acute Respiratory ... increased 28-day all-cause ... Postoperative #Pulmonary
Medications Used in Congestive Heart Failure

In CHF, the heart is failing as a pump; cardiac output
CHF also causes ... congestion the lungs ... and venous circulation ... sympathetic system and ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology