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Differential Diagnosis - Noninfectious Causes of Fever

CRITICAL DIAGNOSES:
 - Acute myocardial infarction
 - Pulmonary embolism or
Differential Diagnosis ... of Fever CRITICAL ... insufficiency - Transfusion ... edema EMERGENT ... heart failure
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Edema - Differential ... Causes include: ... ischemic changes CXR ... acute lung injury ... #edema #NCPE #differential
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Edema: - Widespread ... Ventricular Enlargement (massive ... #differential # ... diagnosis #signs ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical ... edema must be present ... detected on CT or CXR ... overload with heart failure ... #Management #CriticalCare
ARDS/VALI progression over the course of 1 week 
 (a) Day 1 - No pathological findings.
involvement, with “white lung ... diagnosis of pulmonary ... failure. ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #ChestXRay
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Differential Diagnosis ... blood cells in the lung ... edema can be caused ... #edema #causes ... #differential #diagnosis
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
without other cause ... CVP, left heart failure ... fluid balance, and CXR ... with pulmonary ... edema) • Fever
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Differential Bilat ... : Pulmonary edema ... NOT definitively diagnose ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
edema - filling ... congestive heart failure ... nodular interstitial lung ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
Clinical Management for Three Common Causes of Shock 
HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK
 • Ensure adequate ventilation and oxygenation.
Clinical Management ... for Three Common Causes ... With suspected massive ... immediate PRBC transfusion ... edema