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Interstitial pneumonias
An acute reticular pattern is most frequently caused by interstitial edema due to cardiac heart
most frequently caused ... cardiac heart failure ... The other cause ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Acute #Interstitial
Acute Kidney Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework
PRERENAL:
 - Intrarenal vasoconstriction-hemodynamically mediated
 - Systemic vasodilation
 - Volume
Acute Kidney Injury ... Diuretics if heart failure ... proteinuria on UA) - Interstitial ... treating underlying cause ... Acute #Kidney #Injury
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
- Reticular interstitial ... Nodule - Multiple Masses ... Atelectasis #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Consolidation
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical ... inflammatory lung injury ... detected on CT or CXR ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Medications, Spinal Cord Injury ... Decompensated CHF ... #criticalcare # ... algorithm #treatment #management
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
→ Inflammation causes ... and iron release Diagnosis ... endpoint of all-cause ... iron #deficiency #CHF ... #management #cardiology
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
In CHF, decreases ... hair) • Risk Of Clinical ... pneumothorax. esophageal injury ... #indications #criticalcare ... #management
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... chronic illness, clinical ... this is nodular interstitial ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
joint needs to be clinically ... Finger deformity caused ... : Hyperflexion injury ... Mallet #Finger #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis
Based on the CXR that you just saw, you could have made the diagnosis of congestive
Based on the CXR ... have made the diagnosis ... confident in your diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #InterstitialEdema