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Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Causes of Interstitial ... Lung Disease - ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... leaking out of pulmonary ... #Causes #Differential
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Upper Lobe Lung ... Therefore, conditions caused ... apices caused by ... Pulmonary Diseases ... Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
 •
Causes of Hypoxemia ... • Interstitial lung ... diseasePulmonary ... Malformation • Severe Pneumonia ... #Causes #Pulmonary
Batwing
A bilateral perihilar distribution of consolidation is also called a Batwing distribution.
The sparing of the periphery
most typical of pulmonary ... it is seen in pneumonias ... Peripheral or subpleural ... disease. ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Ultrasound Findings ... pleura reflection) Pneumonia ... " - Supleural ... pleura in severe cases ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Parenchyma: • Pneumonia ... • Interstitial lung ... #Causes
Metastases
Metastases are the most common cause of multiple pulmonary masses.
Usually they vary in size and are
the most common cause ... of multiple pulmonary ... predominate in the lower lobes ... and in the subpleural ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Good example of 'shred sign' in a patient with fever, cough and shortness of breath. 

This
finding signifies subpleural ... have multifocal pneumonia ... on CXR/CT imaging ... clinical #photo #ultrasound ... #lung #pulmonary
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Causes of Pleural ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pneumonectomy • Trapped lung ... Infectious: • Pneumonia ... #Hepatology #causes
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... : Aspiration pneumonia ... Blood cultures • CXR ... ) • CXR upright ... #Abscess #pulmonary