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Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
High-pitched, variable respiratory sound

ETIOLOGIES:
Infectious:
 • Retropharyngeal abscess
 • Acute epiglottitis
 • Peritonsillar
- Differential Diagnosis ... High-pitched, variable respiratory ... Retropharyngeal abscess • Acute ... #causes #pulmonary ... #airway #physicalexam
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Berlin Criteria for Acute ... Syndrome (ARDS) ... be present on a chest ... #Syndrome #Berlin ... Definition #Criteria #Diagnosis
COPD Physical Exam Likelihood Ratios
Barrel Chest - LR 1.5
Pursed Lip Breathing - LR 2.7
Reduced breath sounds
Ratios Barrel Chest ... LR 11.8 Early inspiratory ... SatyaPatelMD #COPD #PhysicalExam ... LikelihoodRatios #LRs #diagnosis ... #pulmonary
Kussmaul Breathing in Lactic Acidosis
Acute non-cardiopulmonary dyspnoea. 70 ys, DM, vomiting and URQ abdominal pain since
Lactic Acidosis Acute ... discharged for acute ... originates in the chest ... Clinical #Video #PhysicalExam ... #Pulmonary #Respiratory
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Acute Respiratory ... Distress Syndrome ... ARDS: Clinical Cheat ... leading to increased pulmonary ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
High-Res Chest CT ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, Respiratory ... HiRes #HighRes #Chest ... #pulmonary #radiology
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest POCUS

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside of a
POCUS Pulmonary ... drain on POCUS ... - What’s the diagnosis ... clinical #video #POCUS ... #pulmonary #respiratory
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
Hypoventilation: CNS of Respiratory ... Hypoventilation Syndrome ... Weakness, Loss of Chest ... Elasticity (flail chest ... #differential #diagnosis
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
the severity Acute ... Respiratory Distress ... Syndrome (ARDS) ... #differential #diagnosis ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Stable Angina • Acute ... Coronary Syndrome ... Thickening/Masses Chest ... #Differential #Diagnosis