11 results
Bronchoalveolar Lavage (BAL) on Bronchoscopy 
BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE is a technique used in bronchoscopy for several diagnostic
for several diagnostic ... Alveolar Proteinosis ... This is a video ... #clinical #video ... #pulmonary
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
of Respiratory Center ... Embolism, Obstructive Lung ... , Interstitial Lung ... #AA #Gradient #alveolar ... #differential #diagnosis
Diagnosis and Management of Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage (DAH)
Blood escaping through the capillary wall into the alveoli,
Diagnosis and Management ... , due to injury, ... • DAH triad: lung ... cardiomegaly • Bronchoscopy ... #Management #Pulmonary
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
BNP, troponin if concern ... involvement • Bronchoscopy ... diffuse alveolar ... sparing of the lung ... #differential #diagnosis
Lung Findings on Physical Exam
Crackles:
 • Short, discontinuous, sounds mostly heard during inspiration
 • Caused by
Lung Findings on ... distal airways/alveoli ... caused by extra-thoracic ... take a history to ... #PhysicalExam #diagnosis
Pulmonary Nodule
Evaluation is guided by nodule size & assessment of probability of malignancy. In addition is
yield of available diagnostic ... nonsurgical biopsy with bronchoscopy ... Current bronchoscopy ... 90% for a diagnosis ... of lung cancer.
Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
presentation of TB, lung ... cancer, and histoplasmosis ... is described as alveolar ... blastomycosis • Diagnosis ... #Blastomyces #diagnosis
Endobronchial Mass on Bronchoscopy

The cumulative outcome of long term smoking!! An endobronchial mass completely occluding superior
Endobronchial Mass on Bronchoscopy ... cumulative outcome of long ... Happy to intercept ... #clinical #video ... #pulmonary #cancer
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
reach the terminal alveoli ... taken up by the alveolar ... cancer • Septic ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... Tuberculosis #TB #Diagnosis
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest POCUS

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside of a
Chest POCUS Pulmonary ... you are called to ... POCUS - What’s the diagnosis ... Chest #clinical #video ... respiratory #Chest #Lung