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Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
's female with chest ... Triage EKG (no prior ... Differential/diagnosis ... Echocardiogram #A4c #clinical ... #cardiology #McConnells
Paradoxic Breathing in Pediatric Respiratory Distress - Improved after nebulizers and HFNC

Inward chest wall movement with
Breathing in Pediatric Respiratory ... HFNC Inward chest ... Paradoxic #Breathing #Respiratory ... Pediatrics #Peds #clinical ... #Video #Pulmonary
Myocardial Injury Classification
Chronic myocardial injury: Chronic heart failure, Cardiomyopathy, Hypertension, CKD/ESRD
Acute nonischemic myocardial injury:
 - Primary
SARS-COV-2 injury, Stress ... illness, Sepsis, Pulmonary ... myocardial infarction: Respiratory ... Classification #diagnosis ... #cardiology #troponemia
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T Wave Inversion 
Life threatening T wave inversions in precordial leads. Often V2-V3 
Specific
Specific for critical ... period without chest ... Serial EKGS in pts ... Wellens #Sign #EKG ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
- Differential Diagnosis ... level <100 pg/ml EKG ... Etiology: • Acute respiratory ... distress syndrome ... #cardiology
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
week of a known clinical ... consistent with pulmonary ... be present on a chest ... lung collapse, or pulmonary ... Definition #Criteria #Diagnosis
Differential Diagnosis of Wheezing
 • Extrathoracic (wheezing Is typically inspiratory): Anaphylaxis, Vocal cord pathology, Laryngeal stenosis,
Differential Diagnosis ... wheezing Is typically inspiratory ... Parasitic infection (e.g ... Ascaris), Churg-Strauss ... #Causes #pulmonary
Feeding Vessel Sign on Chest CT
 • Distinct pulmonary vessel leading into a lung nodule or
Vessel Sign on Chest ... CT • Distinct pulmonary ... Sign #CT #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology ... #clinical
Pertinent Chest x-ray Findings in the Trauma Patient and Implications
Respiratory distress without x-ray findings - Central
Implications Respiratory ... distress without ... Pneumothorax, pulmonary ... chestxray #trauma #diagnosis ... #signs #radiology
Light's Criteria

Medical Nugget on Light's Criteria for diagnosis of Exudative Pleural Effusion in adults and children.
Light's Criteria for diagnosis ... Internal Medicine #Respiratory ... differential #ddxof #pulmonary ... #im #radiology ... #clinical