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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 ... - Differential Diagnosis ... • Interstitial lung ... Hypothyroidism Peripheral ... Abnormalities • Chest
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
polyangiitis), MPA (microscopic ... Goodpasture's cause ... sparing of the lung ... periphery is typically ... #management #treatment
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... and Management ... • Most common cause ... #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #causes
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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extrapulmonary cases ... symptoms of active pulmonary ... for concomitant pulmonary ... Detection of AFB by smear ... microscopy Management
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... between these chest ... Infarction - peripheral ... nodular interstitial lung ... #Clinical #Diagnosis
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Unknown • 6-7 cases ... Imaging: • CXR: Peripheral ... Organizing Pneumonia - Diagnosis ... #ILD #diagnosis ... #management
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
and Management ... granulomas within the lungs ... symptoms are not caused ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... extrapulmonary (peripheral
The distribution of nodules shown on HRCT is the most important factor in making an accurate
In most cases small ... The most peripheral ... structures of the lung ... #Pulmonary #HRCT ... Perilymphatic #Comparison
Pulmonary Nodule
Evaluation is guided by nodule size & assessment of probability of malignancy. In addition is
yield of available diagnostic ... diameter are called lung ... masses & should ... Management options ... 70% to 90% for a diagnosis
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