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There are about a dozen x-ray findings, but two of them are especially important: Loss of
important: Loss of the aortic ... knob/aortic-pulmonary ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Ruptured aortic ... flow) - Massive pulmonary ... Classification #Table ... #CriticalCare
There are about a dozen x-ray findings, but two of them are especially important: Loss of
knob/aortic-pulmonary ... suspicious for aortic ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR ... #ChestXRay #Aortic
Transposition of Great Arteries (TGA) on Chest XRay
 - Oval Shaped Cardiac Silhouette 
 - Narrow
- Increased pulmonary ... vasculature - Egg-on-a-string ... GreatArteries #TGA #CXR ... #ChestXRay #Radiology ... #Diagnosis #Clinical
Severity of Aortic Stenosis in Adults 
Current ACC/AHA guidelines recommend cut-off values for Doppler-echocardiographic measurements of
Severity of Aortic ... measurements of severe ... >50 mmHg (2) (Table ... common problem in clinical ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
exacerbations, severe ... ventilated • CXR ... doppler, CTA • ECG ... of AECOPD: • Clinical ... Exacerbation #treatment #pulmonary
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
The table summarizes ... or peripheral (reversed ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #Table
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical ... leading to increased pulmonary ... detected on CT or CXR ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
emergency (1) Severe ... hypertension (e.g ... - Pulmonary edema ... presence of increased optic ... #Algorithm #CriticalCare
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Obtain EKG if: ... Change in clinical ... one post op Cardiology ... Severe Aortic stenosis ... stratification #diagnosis