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Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
 •
Chest Pain - Diagnosis ... and Workup Algorithm ... life-threatening causes ... EKG • Bedside ultrasound ... • CXR • CBC
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... low attenuation (table ... detected on a chest ... in many cases UIP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... • Most common cause ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
in Anaesthesia Caused ... indicated, start CPR ... tube ❹ Rapid diagnosis ... • Diagnostic ... thoracotomy is a better treatment
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
Renal Calculus AXR ... radiation dose Ultrasound ... obstruction - Able ... for non-calculus causes ... scan) when an ultrasound
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
The table summarizes ... lobar pneumonia caused ... respond to the treatment ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
Risk factors: Critical ... without other cause ... CXR with pulmonary ... Reactions #hematology #diagnosis ... #comparison #table
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... chronic illness, clinical ... between these chest ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
importantly, bedside ultrasound ... the determined cause ... #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment ... #table #foamed
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
trolley, anaphylaxis treatment ... arrest, start CPR ... require prolonged treatment ... as patient is stable ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis