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Forced vital capacity (FVC) curves comparing normal, obstructive, and restrictive disorders. Curves are as they appear
Forced vital capacity ... commonly available spirometers ... Diagnosis #Pulmonary #Spirometry ... Forced #Vital #Capacity
Asthma vs COPD Presentation and Diagnosis
Asthma:
 • Epidemiology: Age usually < 45, History (personal or family)
Dyspnea, Wheeze, Chest ... Variably abnormal spirometry ... bronchodilator, Spirometry ... Cyanosis, Barrel chest ... Persistently abnormal spirometry
High Attenuation pattern 
1. Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia with peripheral areas of ground glass opacity.
2. Sarcoid end-stage
of ground glass opacity ... of ground glass opacity ... Radiology #HRCT #CTChest
Hypoxemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm by A-a Gradient

Normal A-a Gradient:
 • ↓ Atmospheric pressure
 • Hypoventilation: CNS
neuromuscular disease, ↓ chest ... • ↓Diffusion Capacity
On the left a patient who had a CT to rule out pulmonary embolism.
There is a
and ground-glass opacity ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
Ground-glass opacity ... Ground-glass opacity ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CTChest
POCUS Algorithm for Chest Pain

Integrating POCUS in crashing chest pain is complex. Know the views that
POCUS Algorithm ... for Chest Pain ... Integrating POCUS ... in crashing chest ... #ChestPain #POCUS
COVID-19 Patient Chest CT - Ground Glass Opacities 

COVID19 Infection - CT Chest, POCUS Echocardiogram and
COVID-19 Patient Chest ... Infection - CT Chest ... , POCUS Echocardiogram ... COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #CTChest
ASE POCUS Protocol in Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19
A POCUS protocol to assist in the assessment of
ASE POCUS Protocol ... Confirmed COVID-19 A POCUS ... includes heart, chest ... views #ASE #POCUS
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
of ground-glass opacity ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CTChest