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Acute Hypoxemia - Differential Diagnosis
 • Hyperacute: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Acute Hypoxemia ... - Physiologic: ARDS ... , Diffuse Alveolar ... Sophia_Hayes_MD #Hypoxemia ... #hypoxia #Differential
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
Diffuse consolidation ... cardiogenic edema, to differentiate ... infection, ARDS ... #CXR #Diffuse # ... Consolidation #Differential
ARDS/VALI progression over the course of 1 week 
 (a) Day 1 - No pathological findings.
ARDS/VALI progression ... consolidations ... Progressing to diffuse ... structures help in the differential ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... The table summarizes ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CXR #Consolidation ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Sheet An acute diffuse ... leading to increased pulmonary ... congestion with hypoxemia ... consistent with pulmonary ... detected on CT or CXR
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic cough • Hypoxia ... polycythemia from chronic hypoxia ... Physical stigmata of cor ... centrilobular nodules, or consolidation ... #differential #
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Edema (NCPE) - Differential ... bilateral and diffuse ... respiratory failure or ARDS ... dyspnea, tachypnea, hypoxemia ... edema #causes #differential