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Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Anxiety, pain, fever ... Classically” noted with pulmonary ... or restrictive lung ... Diagnosis #Summary #Nephrology ... #VBG #differential
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
: • 80% have fever ... Clindamycin in case ... #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential # ... causes #management
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Cough, Dyspnea, Fever ... symptomatology Differential ... , anti-CCP • CXR ... Renal #Syndrome #differential ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
Based on the images ... with cough and fever ... with low oxygen level ... nodular interstitial lung ... #CXR #Lobar #Consolidation
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... in interstitial lung ... low attenuation (table ... can be suspected based ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
these terms are based ... visible wall #CXR ... #Lucency #Differential ... #Table #CavitaryLesion ... #Pulmonary #Diagnosis
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
are smaller and fewer ... bases. ... non-perfused vessels and causes ... bases will be less ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Bilateral B-Lines in case ... healthy pt with fever ... POCUS lung exam ... Differential Bilat ... : Pulmonary edema
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Asian countries (1 case ... e.g. incidental CXR ... General: fever, ... syndrome: ACUTE, fever ... presentation with fever
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Causes include: ... edema • BNP level ... ischemic changes CXR ... Transfusion-related acute lung ... #diagnosis #cardiology