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Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
- Differential ... • Negative for ischemic ... changes CXR: ... respiratory distress syndrome ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... un lymphatic Diagnostic ... Chest x-ray: signs ... of CXR congestion ... #management #cardiology
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
and Causes Clinical ... , ↑↑peripheral edema ... Endomyocardial Fibrosis ... #Causes #differential ... #cardiology #algorithm
Longstanding Sarcoidosis
Here a typical chest film in a patient with long standing Sarcoidosis (stage IV).
There is
Here a typical chest ... The differential ... diagnosis includes ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Causes: • Cystic fibrosis ... • Mounier-Kuhn syndrome ... Nasal polyps and signs ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
lymphatic system 3) Fibrosis ... fibroblasts → fibrosis ... renal failure Clinical ... e.g. incidental CXR ... #Management #Signs
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
point • De Winter syndrome ... deviation) • Acute ischemia ... Equivalents #ECG #EKG #diagnosis ... #differential # ... cardiology #electrocardiogram
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Signs of congestion ... and Peripheral Edema ... acute coronary syndrome ... #diagnosis #differential ... algorithm #management #cardiology
Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Chronic Hypertension:
 • Guidelines as SBP ≥130 or DBP ≥ 90 mmHg
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), pulmonary edema ... patients • HELLP: Syndrome ... so have high clinical ... htn #obstetrics #cardiology ... #differential #
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
Angioneurotic Edema ... Positive Carnett's sign ... incisional hernias: clinical ... Abdominal #Pain #differential ... #diagnosis