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Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
More Specific Signs ... Less Specific Signs ... Chest x-ray: signs ... Kerley B lines, alveolar ... → no signs of CXR
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
injury, leading ... to increased pulmonary ... be detected on CT ... or CXR ● PaO2/ ... Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
Tram Track Sign on Chest CT
 • Parallel, non-tapering airways, extending to the lung periphery.
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Tram Track Sign ... on Chest CT • Parallel ... bronchiectasis, CF ... #Tram #Track #Sign ... #CT #Lung #Pulmonary
Hampton hump is a radiologic sign which consists of a shallow wedge-shaped opacity in the periphery
is a radiologic sign ... periphery of the lung ... confirmed with chest CT ... #photo #CXR #EmergencyMedicine ... #CriticalCare #
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
position Obstructive lung ... The following signs ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CHF #Alveolar ... #Pulmonary #Edema
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
can "recruit" alveoli ... in obstructive lung ... exacerbation (cardiogenic pulmonary ... pneumothorax. esophageal injury ... #indications #criticalcare
Good example of 'shred sign' in a patient with fever, cough and shortness of breath. 

This
example of 'shred sign ... /CT imaging. ... eabramsMD #Shred #sign ... photo #ultrasound #lung ... #pulmonary
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
bronchial wall injury ... Nasal polyps and signs ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung ... high-resolution chest CT
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
blood cells in the lung ... interstitium and alveoli ... • Signs/Symptoms ... • Signs/Symptoms ... - The classic signs
Increased pulmonary venous pressure is related to the pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) and can be
logical sequence of signs ... chronic obstructive lung ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CHF ... #CXR #Stages #Findings ... #Signs #RadiologyAssistant