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Important Respiratory Distress Pearls

#diagnosis #respiratory #distress #NRDS #RDS #TTN #MAS #neonatal #pediatric #adult #respiratory #adverse #effects
Distress Pearls #diagnosis ... NRDS #RDS #TTN #MAS ... neonatal #pediatric #adult ... adverse #effects #pulmonary
Lung Auscultation and Physical Exam Findings in Selected Lung Disorders

#PhysicalExam #Auscultation #Pulmonary #Percussion #Dullness #Fremitus #BreathSounds
Lung Auscultation ... Findings in Selected Lung ... #Auscultation #Pulmonary ... Transmitted #Comparison #Table ... #Lung #Diagnosis
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Adult-Onset Still's ... Differential Diaqnoses ... Complications: MAS ... hepatitis • Pulmonary ... #management #treatment
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
of a cavitating lung ... staph aureus) T = trauma ... bronchogenic cyst #Diagnosis ... #Differential #Lung ... #Pulmonary
The 2019 Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) treatment strategy figure for adults and adolescents, annotated to
Asthma (GINA) treatment ... strategy figure for adults ... antagonists; LABA: long-acting ... Management #Stepwise #Pulmonary ... #StepUp #Treatment
Figure 3 HRCT-LUS correlation in normal lung, pulmonary congestion, rheumatoid lung disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Notes: (A)
, pulmonary congestion ... disease, idiopathic pulmonary ... bronchiectasis due to pulmonary ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Correlation #Table
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... antibiotics once stable ... hemorrhage • Treatment ... shows a small, stable ... #Abscess #pulmonary
Lung Abscess
Microbiology:
 • Polymicrobial 
 • Anaerobes (most common) 
Clinical: 
 • Indolent symptoms that evolve
Lung Abscess Microbiology ... , hemoptysis Treatment ... meropenem) #Lung ... #Abscess #Diagnosis ... #Pulmonary #Clinical
Upper lung zone preference is seen in:
- Inhaled particles: pneumoconiosis (silica or coal)
- Smoking related diseases
Upper lung zone ... - Aspiration - Pulmonary ... edema #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Differential #Table
Massive Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management
Definition: 150-600 mL over 24 hours
Differential Diagnosis:
 • Tracheobronchial:
Bronchiectasis, Trauma ... Alveolar Hemorrhage, Lung ... Primary Vascular: Pulmonary ... Intubation 2) Bad Lung ... #Management #pulmonary