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The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
a silhouette sign ... anteriorly in the left lung ... caused by Sterptococcus ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
EKG in Acute Pulmonary ... EKG is helpful in ... evaluating for other causes ... #EKG #Pulmonary ... AcutePE #diagnosis #cardiology
Radiographic Features of Pulmonary Diseases
 - Pneumonia
 - Atelectasis
 - Emphysema
 - Pneumothorax
 - Effusion
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Diseases - Pneumonia ... #Diseases #Radiology ... #Patterns #Lung ... #CXR #XRay #ChestCT ... #Differential #
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
- Malignancy (e.g ... carcinoma of the lung ... CNS pathology (e.g ... pathology (e.g. ... pneumonia, COPD
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
In the proper clinical ... weight loss or long ... caused by Streptcoccus ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #AirBronchogram
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
PATM 760 mm Hg at sea ... High altitude (eg ... : Pneumonia, asthma ... shunting (eg, pulmonary ... intracardiac shunting (eg
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
sliding/barcode sign ... pleura reflection) Pneumonia ... pleura in severe cases ... #differential # ... diagnosis #signs
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
represent 'diseases' per ... indicates unknown cause ... vascular diseases (e.g ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
Approach to ECGs - Syncope Syndromes
Electrolytes
 • ↑K - brady, peak T, wide QRS, no P,
• ↑K - brady, peak ... Syncope #Syndromes #ECG ... #EKG #Checklist ... #diagnosis #cardiology ... electrocardiogram #differential
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Triage EKG (no prior ... Differential/diagnosis ... RV, McConnell's sign ... Echocardiogram #A4c #clinical ... #cardiology #McConnells