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Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
• Diffuse Lung ... Disease • Acute ... Respiratory Distress ... Syndrome ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
the severity Acute ... Respiratory Distress ... Syndrome (ARDS) ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Framework NCPE Pathophysiology ... respiratory distress ... syndrome (ARDS) ... lung injury (TRALI ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Distress Syndrome ... – ARDS: Clinical ... leading to increased pulmonary ... consistent with pulmonary ... RespiratoryDistress #Syndrome
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Berlin Criteria for Acute ... Syndrome (ARDS) ... week of a known clinical ... be present on a chest ... lobar collapse, lung
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
• ↑ Mechanical stress ... caused by a rigid chest ... edema in acute ... Increased mechanical stress ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
considered, like acute ... between these chest ... Pulmonary hemorrhage ... nodular interstitial lung ... #Radiology #CXR
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Abscess Pathophysiology ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... level seen • Chest ... Aeruginosa - Strep ... #Abscess #pulmonary
Tram Track Sign on Chest CT
 • Parallel, non-tapering airways, extending to the lung periphery.
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extending to the lung ... ABPA Kartagener's syndrome ... Track #Sign #CT #Lung ... #Pulmonary #diagnosis ... #radiology #clinical
Head Cheese Sign on Chest CT
 • Juxtaposition of distinct radiographic areas of low, normal and
Cheese Sign on Chest ... attenuation • DDx: sub-acute ... Cheese #Sign #CT #Lung ... #Pulmonary #diagnosis ... #radiology #clinical