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Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
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Causes of Hypoxemia ... • Interstitial lung ... Hypothyroidism Peripheral ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Pulmonary
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary ... Causes include: ... • Absence of peripheral ... • Patchy or peripheral ... Transfusion-related acute lung
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Causes of Interstitial ... and periphery, ... Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM), • Pulmonary ... leaking out of pulmonary ... Diseases #ILD #Causes
Bronchiectasis - Permanent dilation of an airway
WHAT CAN YOU SEE ON CT?
1) Lack of tapering of
airway near the periphery ... segment or lobe of lung ... involving both lungs ... WHAT ARE COMMON CAUSES ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... and other non-pulmonary ... Pulmonary hemorrhage ... Infarction - peripheral ... nodular interstitial lung
Bronchiectasis is defined as localized bronchial dilatation.
The diagnosis of bronchiectasis is usually based on a combination
airways in the peripheral ... lung - mucus retention ... The most common cause ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary
Honeycombing is defined by the presence of small cystic spaces with irregularly thickened walls composed of
predominate in the peripheral ... and subpleural lung ... regardless of their cause ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Pulmonary Renal ... Goodpasture's cause ... sparing of the lung ... periphery is typically ... hematuria, RBC casts
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Hypocomplementemia • Can cause ... neuropathy • Peripheral ... Disease: • 10%-15% Pulmonary ... , INC risk PE, Pulmonary ... MALT Lymphoma • Lung
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
absence of intrinsic lung ... disease Caused ... for IPVD using peripherally ... cirrhosis • Intra-pulmonary ... on radioactive lung