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False Positive Lung Point on POCUS
Lung-Cardiac Point and Lung-Diaphragm Point
These images highlight selected differentials to pleural
Point on POCUS ... Lung-Cardiac Point ... highlight selected differentials ... ultrasound #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis #mimics
D-dimer
Plasma D-dimer is a product of clot breakdown, released upon degradation of polymerized, crosslinked fibrin. Elevated
D-dimer Plasma ... @DharSaty #Ddimer ... #dimer #pathophysiology ... #hematology #differential ... #diagnosis #age
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
and Management Differential ... (JVP, edema), Lung ... POCUS (B-lines, lung ... STAT Labs (BMP, CBC ... Management #treatment #criticalcare
Balloon Visualization - Mechanical Ventilation Pressures - PIP, PPlat, PEEP

Peak Inspiratory Pressure (PIP): Dynamic pressure needed
fully inflate the lung ... forces of the lung ... #PPlat #PEEP #CriticalCare ... #Diagnosis #Balloon ... #Pathophysiology
If your PIP and Plateau are both elevated then this indicates lung disease and decreased compliance
this indicates lung ... compliance of the lung ... resistance #Diagnosis ... #CriticalCare # ... Pressure #Plateau #Differential
Massive Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management
Definition: 150-600 mL over 24 hours
Differential Diagnosis:
 • Tracheobronchial:
Diagnosis Framework ... Diagnosis: • ... Alveolar Hemorrhage, Lung ... Intubation 2) Bad Lung ... #pulmonary #criticalcare
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
) Fungal: • CD4 ... failure, COPD, Lung ... HIVAIDS #workup #diagnosis ... #evaluation #differential ... #CD4
Hypercalcemia of Malignancy - Pathophysiology
PTH-mediated
 • Parathyroid cancer
 • Ectopic production: Small cell lung cancer, ovarian
of Malignancy - Pathophysiology ... production: Small cell lung ... Squamous Cell of lung ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #algorithm
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Abscess Pathophysiology ... : • CBC - Leukocytosis ... Abscess Differential ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
know that the lungs ... relatively spared lung ... #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #management ... #ards #foamed #criticalcare