35 results
Lung Ultrasound: Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema vs ARDS
Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema:
 • Smooth pleural line
 • AIS >
Cardiogenic Pulmonary ... ARDS Cardiogenic Pulmonary ... pleural line • AIS ... consolidations & air ... #edema #comparison
The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
-
result in decreased lung ... attenuation or air-filled ... - Emphysema - Lung ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... Differential #Diagram #Comparison
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
: • Lung cancer ... Nausea/vomiting • Abdominal ... axillary or pubic hair ... /dL -> Primary AI ... ug/dL Primary AI
Pneumonia on Chest Xray and POCUS

Extensive pneumonia in lower left lobe (red arrow). 
POCUS: Dynamic air
POCUS: Dynamic air ... AirBronchogram #POCUS #CXR #Comparison ... #Clinical #Lung ... #Pulmonary #Clinical
Adrenal Crisis
Do not confuse acute adrenal crisis with Addison disease. In 1855, Thomas Addison described a
Adrenal Crisis ... a syndrome of long-term ... as the primary symptoms ... with vomiting, abdominal ... hydrocortisonr #ACTH #AI
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
Diffuse Acute Abdominal ... : R/O cardiac, pulmonary ... , renal, musculoskeletal ... Obstruction • Viscus Perforation ... • Ruptured abdominal
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
Auto-immune attack on hair ... pain, Sclera may perforate ... cause interstitial lung ... disease/pulmonary ... pathophysiology #signs #symptoms
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
disease-associated interstitial lung ... AIP: acute interstitial ... #Differential #Comparison ... #Table #Pulmonary
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
Adrenal Insufficiency ... Summary Primary Adrenal ... ketoconazole, etomidate) Symptoms ... ) w/ anorexia, abdominal ... Insufficiency: Long-term
Extrapulmonary manifestations of COVID-19
 • Neurologic: Headaches, Dizziness, Encephalopathy, Guillain-Barré, Ageusia, Myalgia, Anosmia, Stroke
 • Renal:
Anosmia, Stroke • Renal ... Nausea/vomiting, Abdominal ... vein thrombosis, Pulmonary ... ischemia, Acute cor pulmonale ... Diagnosis #Signs #Symptoms