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Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Red Flags: • Fever ... disease or CHF) ... Abnormal physical findings ... lymadenopathy, clubbing, chest ... ) • Abnormal CXR
Pertinent Chest x-ray Findings in the Trauma Patient and Implications
Respiratory distress without x-ray findings - Central
x-ray Findings in ... esophagus Air fluid level ... viscus #cxr ... trauma #diagnosis #signs ... #radiology
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is the result of insufficient output because of cardiac failure, high resistance
heart failure (CHF ... In the lungs LV ... a patient with CHF ... #CHF #CXR #Features ... #Findings #Diagram
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
: weight gain, lung ... Chest x-ray: signs ... → no signs of CXR ... diagnosis #management #cardiology ... #pharmacology #sCHF
Good example of 'shred sign' in a patient with fever, cough and shortness of breath. 

This
a patient with fever ... This POCUS finding ... multifocal pneumonia on CXR ... clinical #photo #ultrasound ... #lung #pulmonary
Increased pulmonary venous pressure is related to the pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) and can be
features on the chest ... chronic obstructive lung ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CHF #CXR #Stages ... #Findings #Signs
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
disease b) CHF ... one post op Cardiology ... change CV risk Chest ... unless prior heart/lung ... undergoing AAA or upper abdominal
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Vital signs: BP ... physical exam findings ... x-ray (CXR), try ... consider intra-abdominal ... #Lung #Pulmonary