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Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
cardiogenic edema, to differentiate ... have an acute cardiac ... patients who have a large ... , may have non-cardiac ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR
Radiographic Features of Pulmonary Diseases
 - Pneumonia
 - Atelectasis
 - Emphysema
 - Pneumothorax
 - Effusion
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- Congestive Cardiac ... Patterns #Lung #CXR ... XRay #ChestCT #Differential
Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm and Management
Hemorrhagic:
 • Intracerebral: HTN, Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, Trauma, Bleeding Diathesis,
Stroke - Differential ... Thrombotic: - Large ... Atherosclerosis • Embolic: Cardiac ... #Stroke #CVA #Differential
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
Pathophysiology: Large ... , dyspnea, +/- CXR ... lethargy, hematuria, cardiac ... acid, Elevated Cr ... with tetany or cardiac
Abnormal Jugular Venous Pressure Waveforms - Differential Diagnosis
 - Absent a wave - Atrial fibrillation, sinus
Pressure Waveforms - Differential ... atrioventricular block - Large ... enlarged a waves - Large ... Absent y descent - Cardiac ... Waveforms #JVP #Differential
On the left another patient with a large cardiac silhouette on the chest x-ray due to
patient with a large ... cardiac silhouette ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Cardiomyopathies 

Manifestations of cardiomyopathy (CM) range from microscopic alterations in cardiac myocytes to fulminant Heart Failure
alterations in cardiac ... accumulation, & cardiac ... involvement as part of a large ... cardiology #diagnosis #differential
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Pulmonary Edema - Differential ... lack of acute cardiac ... ischemic changes CXR ... #edema #NCPE #differential
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
consciousness • Large ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... Lung Abscess Differential ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Involves large and ... of inflammation large ... very remarkable w/differential ... in literature (NEJM ... cases (Cornelia NEJM