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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... Pneumonia • ARDS ... Interstitium • ILD
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Syndrome (ARDS) ... week of a known clinical ... be present on a chest ... : - Mild - ... Definition #Criteria #Diagnosis
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Acute Respiratory Distress ... SyndromeARDS ... : Clinical Cheat ... the underlying cause ... #CheatSheet #Diagnosis
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
patterns on a chest ... opacities - Fine Nodular ... mass - Solitary Pulmonary ... Atelectasis #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology
Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive Pericarditis 

A 50-year-old woman with a remote history of mediastinal lymphoma (age
A 50-year-old ... blue marks on her chest ... (photo). ... the underlying diagnosis ... #Clinical #Neck
Inherited Non-hemolytic Disorders of Hyperbilirubinemia 

== Disorders of Conjugation ==
Gilbert Syndrome:
 • 5-10% of the population
as jaundice on clinical ... adults, illness and stress ... may cause temporary ... the canalicular membrane ... bilirubin #hepatology #diagnosis
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
organizing pneumonia, ARDS ... syndrome) is rare ... • Reticular + Nodular ... Exclude other causes ... Exclusion of other ILDs
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Unknown • 6-7 cases ... Organizing Pneumonia - Clinical ... Organizing Pneumonia - Diagnosis ... studies legionella/strep ... #ILD #diagnosis
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest Wall Physical Examination

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside
Examination Pulmonary ... drain - What’s the diagnosis ... Bacteria: Staph, Strep ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #pulmonary
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Ocular- 50%: Ptosis ... proximal weakness, arms ... myasthenia Diagnosis ... Imaging - CT Chest ... Myasthenia #Gravis #diagnosis