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Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
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Causes of Hypoxemia ... perfusion Mismatch • Airway ... • Interstitial lung ... Abnormalities • Chest ... #Causes #Pulmonary
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Causes of Chronic ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Artery Disease • Stable ... Tachyarrhythmia Airway ... Chest Wall Abnormalities
Emergency Laryngectomy Management

This algorithm is paired with the red bed-head sign and indicates that the patient
Management This algorithm ... continuity with the lungs ... resuscitation, chest ... tidal volumes owing ... #Management #CriticalCare
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
supplying the lung ... bases. ... non-perfused vessels and causes ... bases will be less ... condition (left) and during
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... Clindamycin in case ... shows a small, stable ... #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #causes
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
these terms are based ... since in many cases ... we describe a chest ... #Differential #Table ... #Pulmonary #Diagnosis
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
blood cells in the lung ... shortly after or during ... infiltrates on chest ... radiography, pink frothy airway ... pressure due to airway
The Vortex is based on the principle that there are three ‘nonsurgical’ techniques to establish a
The Vortex is based ... the traditional algorithm-based ... design, the Vortex ... uses a simple graphic ... #visualaid #criticalcare
Hampton hump is a radiologic sign which consists of a shallow wedge-shaped opacity in the periphery
periphery of the lung ... with its base against ... In this case, pulmonary ... confirmed with chest ... EmergencyMedicine #CriticalCare
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
in interstitial lung ... low attenuation (table ... seen and in many cases ... can be suspected based ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary