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PV Card: Knee Injuries | Quick Reference Guide - Orthopedic injuries are commonly managed in the
PV Card: Knee Injuries ... to remind the clinician ... Mary Haas #Diagnosis ... Management #EM #Ortho ... #Knee #Injuries
On the left a patient who had a CT to rule out pulmonary embolism.
There is a
CT to rule out pulmonary ... The diagnosis based ... was cardiogenic pulmonary ... #Clinical #Radiology ... SeptalThickening #CHF #RadiologyAssistant
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
mass - Solitary Pulmonary ... Masses Atelectasis #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Consolidation #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
Lung Abscess
Microbiology:
 • Polymicrobial 
 • Anaerobes (most common) 
Clinical: 
 • Indolent symptoms that evolve
most common) Clinical ... , hemoptysis Treatment ... Lung #Abscess #Diagnosis ... #Pulmonary #Clinical
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
chronic illness, clinical ... and other non-pulmonary ... Pulmonary hemorrhage ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... Consolidation #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
#Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... Comparison #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Leptospirosis
Pathogen: Leptospira (interrogans, kirschneri, noguchii)
Risk Factors:
 • Occupational exposure - Farmers, ranchers, trappers, veterinarians
 • Recreational
failure • Severe pulmonary ... disease ARDS Diagnosis ... Epidemiologic exposure + clinical ... #microbiology #diagnosis ... #treatment #management
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) and Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Definition: mean pulmonary-artery pressure > 25mmHg
Plexiform-lesion formation Clinical ... regurgitation) Diagnosis ... defects • Confirm diagnosis ... Bypass Other Treatment ... Thromboendarterectomy #diagnosis
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... the differential diagnosis ... respond to the treatment ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
for alternate diagnoses ... deficiency for newly diagnosed ... of AECOPD: • Clinical ... #Exacerbation #treatment ... #pulmonary