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Syncope Diagnostic Testing and Evaluation: Cost Effectiveness
Frequency obtained - Abnormal findings - Helped determine etiology of
Cost - Cost per test ... enzymes, Head CT ... Brain MRI, Cardiac stress ... test - Dr. ... Syncope #diagnosis #workup
Diagnostic algorithm for a child or adolescent with suspected pulmonary hypertension. CHD, congenital heart disease; CPET,
with suspected pulmonary ... thromboembolic pulmonary ... ; CLD, chronic lung ... liver function test ... #Hypertension #Workup
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Upper Lobe Lung ... Etiology: Lung ... • ↑ Mechanical stress ... Silicosis - Coal worker ... Increased mechanical stress
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
mononeuritis multiplex WORKUP ... anti-GBM) Other tests ... : • CT chest to ... sparing of the lung ... seen on chest CT
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Acute Respiratory Distress ... , inflammatory lung ... leading to increased pulmonary ... consistent with pulmonary ... be detected on CT
Efforts to standardize the approach to trauma have led to an algorithmic, thoughtless approach to trauma
over-utilizes CT ... trauma patients, CT ... fantastically useful test ... universal first steps ... BigTrauma #BeforeCT #Checklist
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... organism identified, Strep ... failure, COPD, Lung ... CXR +/- High res CT ... Infections #HIVAIDS #workup
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Shock - Management Checklist ... Liver function tests ... 1 — Treat the lungs ... causing acute distress ... cardiogenic shock #Checklist
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Acute Respiratory Distress ... consistent with pulmonary ... computed tomographic (CT ... lobar collapse, lung ... collapse, or pulmonary
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung ... high-resolution chest CT ... function tests: ... Sweat chloride test