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When a rib fracture heals, the callus formation may create a mass-like appearance (blue arrow).
Sometimes a
formation may create a mass-like ... fracture from a lung mass ... a patient with COPD ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Old #RibFracture
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... • Asthma • COPD ... Pleural Thickening/Masses ... Pneumonia • ARDS • COPD ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Exacerbation of COPD ... ventilated • CXR ... Assess severity ... of AECOPD: • Clinical ... Exacerbation #treatment #pulmonary
COPD Exacerbations - Management
 • Identify Triggers
 • Assess Severity
 • Risk for Poor Outcomes
 •
COPD Exacerbations ... Identify Triggers • Assess ... @PulmPEEPs #COPD ... Management #treatment #pulmonary
Acute Hypoxemia - Differential Diagnosis
 • Hyperacute: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Bronchospasm, Pulmonary ... pHTN, Advanced COPD ... Disease: Asthma, COPD ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes ... #pulmonary
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
 • COPD Definition
 • Role of PFTs
 • COPD Classification and
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary ... Disease (COPD) ... • COPD Definition ... (ABCD) - Assess ... #Obstructive #Pulmonary
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
opacities Nodule or mass ... - Solitary Pulmonary ... Nodule - Multiple Masses ... Atelectasis #Diagnosis #Clinical ... #Radiology #CXR
Causes of Orthopnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Fear and Anxiety
 • Pleural Effusion
 • Ascites
Causes of Orthopnea ... • Ascites • COPD ... Noncardiogenic pulmonary ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #pulmonary
AECOPD 
 Acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. 
COPD #clinical
chronic obstructive pulmonary ... COPD #clinical
Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary ... duplicated SVC) • Pulmonary ... Atelectasis, Nodule / mass ... • Masses: Anterior ... Pericardial effusion • CXR