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Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
• Diffuse Lung ... Acute Respiratory Distress ... Syndrome ... • Bronchiectasis ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Diagnosis Framework NCPE ... Causes include: ... ischemic changes CXR ... syndrome (ARDS) ... Transfusion-related acute lung
Tram Track Sign on Chest CT
 • Parallel, non-tapering airways, extending to the lung periphery.
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Cylindrical or traction bronchiectasis ... , CF, ILD, necrotizing ... ABPA Kartagener's syndrome ... #CT #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
• Mounier-Kuhn syndrome ... dyskinesia • Young syndrome ... Nasal polyps and signs ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung
Hampton hump is a radiologic sign which consists of a shallow wedge-shaped opacity in the periphery
Hampton hump is a radiologic ... sign which consists ... periphery of the lung ... In this case, pulmonary ... #photo #CXR #EmergencyMedicine
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
Amiodarone Induced Lung ... acute respiratory distress ... syndrome) is rare ... opacities; traction bronchiectasis ... Exclusion of other ILDs
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
distress. ... Vital signs: BP ... a chest x-ray (CXR ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Lung #Pulmonary