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Ventilator Troubleshooting Summary
High PIP, nl Pplat:
 - DDx: Tubing problem, Bronchospasm, Secretions
 - Next Steps: Check
Secretions - Next Steps ... Distention - Next Steps ... : BS, CXR, Bowel ... : Bag, BS, CXR, ... diagnosis #management #pulmonary
Garland Triad on Chest X-Ray in Sarcoidosis 
aka Pawnbroker's Sign - Right paratracheal and bilateral hilar
aka Pawnbroker's Sign ... #Chest #XRay #CXR ... #Pawnbrokers #Sign ... clinical #radiology #pulmonary
Pneumonia with irregular step ladder or "shred sign" on Lung Ultrasound (POCUS)

Dr. J. Christian Fox @jchristianfox

#Pneumonia
with irregular step ... ladder or "shred sign ... ultrasound #lung #pulmonary
There are about a dozen x-ray findings, but two of them are especially important: Loss of
aortic knob/aortic-pulmonary ... and the calcium sign ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR
Multiple Myeloma and Monoclonal Gammopathies
C - HyperCalcemia- calcium > 11 mg/dL / >1 mg/dL the ULN
R
Renal disease - Cr ... /dL or CC < 40 ml ... hypergammaglobulinemia; SPEP ... false- negative SPEP ... M spike: • CML
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
consolidation is pulmonary ... Look for other signs ... redistribution of pulmonary ... a superimposed pulmonay ... #CXR #Diffuse #
Causes of Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Massive Hemoptysis (>I00 mL in 24 hours)
 • Malignancy
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Hemoptysis (>I00 mL ... Malformation Normal CXR ... Bronchiectasis • Pulmonary ... Fungal Malignancy Pulmonary ... Vascular • Pulmonary
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Interpretation Steps ... 22-26 mmol/L Step ... = Alkalemia Step ... (AG) = {Na - (Cl ... Classically” noted with pulmonary
Management of interstitial lung disease (ILD)-associated with systemic sclerosis (SSc)

Therapeutic indication: absolute decline in FVC >10%
>10% (or >200 mL ... DLCO >15% (or 3 mL ... rehabilitation, tobacco stop ... systemicsclerosis #SSc #pulmonary
RV Strain in Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

A patient is brought by EMS intubated and hypotensive.
RV Strain in Pulmonary ... What is your next step ... #RVStrain #Pulmonary ... clinical #ultrasound #DSign