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Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
the severity Acute ... Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #differential #diagnosis ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Chronic Abdominal ... potentially be an acute ... Long-standing vs ... genitourinary causes RUQ ... aneurysms • Acute
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Distress Syndrome ... hypoxemia and bilateral ... week or less ● Bilateral ... detected on CT or CXR ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
: weight gain, lung ... *Chronic HFrEF may ... lack lung rales ... alveolar edema, bilateral ... → no signs of CXR
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... granulomas within the lungs ... e.g. incidental CXR ... : ACUTE, fever, ... surface of legs), bilateral
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
- Differential Diagnosis ... ischemic changes CXR ... respiratory distress syndrome ... lung injury (TRALI ... #differential #diagnosis
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
• Mounier-Kuhn syndrome ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung ... parenchyma Diagnosis ... #differential #diagnosis
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
, weight loss, abdominal ... develop leukostasis syndrome ... manifestations, hypoxia, CXR ... • Tumor lysis syndrome ... Hematology #Oncology #Diagnosis
Abdominal Compartment Syndrome & Intrabdominal Pressure Measurement
APP (Abdominal Perfusion Pressure) = MAP (Mean Arterial Pressure) -
CO) and impedes lung ... burns, etc) - Chronic ... (due to long standing ... POCUS) and function ... #Instructions #diagnosis
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
years old) • Unilateral ... Chronic CPP Crystal ... Resembles RA • Chronic ... culture used to diagnose ... Crowned Dens Syndrome