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Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Ventricular Septal Defect ... ** • Atrial Septal ... Defect Pulmonary ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
Effect in Right ... Diagnosis 1. ... 2. ... #Effect #Right ... #pocus #bubble
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Management Summary A defect ... defect (Type 1) ... (Type 2) Clinical ... cycles after right atrial ... • Oxygenation defect
Causes of Cyanosis in the Newborn - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Peripheral Only:
 • Poor Perfusion
 • Acrocyanosis
Hemoglobinopathy:
Ventricular Septal Defect ... Atrioventricular Septal Defect ... Arteriosus • Atrial ... Septal Defect ... Total Anomalous Pulmonary
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
ventricular septum 2) ... vasoconstricting effect ... endothelin - Effect ... metabolism - Effect ... proliferation - Effect
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
Right to Left Shunt ... Disease and more • Diffusion ... Defect: Pulmonary ... Gradient #alveolar #arterial ... #differential #diagnosis
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
liver disease and pulmonary ... 1. ... Early transit of bubbles ... as RAP>LAP as atrial ... clinical #pocus #a4c
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
decade → peripheral/acral ... before epiphyseal fusion ... effects: Headache ... 2 adenoma mass effect ... Pituitary MRI+contrast
Classification of Pelvic Ring Fractures: Mechanisms, Clinical Features and Complications
 • Anterior Posterior Compression (APC) -
) - Direct/indirect ... Grade 3 - APC 2 ... Vertical Shear (VS) - Axial ... #Orthopedics #MSK ... #diagnosis #complications
Intraarticular Chondroma - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Subtle soft-tissue infrapatellar mass seen obscuring Hoffa's fat pad.
Intraarticular Chondroma - MSK ... Usually NOT joint effusions ... • Post-contrast ... symptoms due to mass effect ... #msk