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Clinical manifestations of acute liver failure 

Brain: 
Hepatic encephalopathy,  
Cerebral edema,  
Intracranial hypertension,
liver failure ... encephalopathy, Cerebral edema ... : Acute lung injury ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #Diagnosis
Radiographic Features of Pulmonary Diseases
 - Pneumonia
 - Atelectasis
 - Emphysema
 - Pneumothorax
 - Effusion
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Pulmonary Edema ... Diseases #Radiology ... #Patterns #Lung ... #CXR #XRay #ChestCT ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Diagnosis Framework ... ischemic changes CXR ... respiratory distress syndrome ... lung injury (TRALI ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
failure. ... Look for other signs ... patients, who have an acute ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
injury, leading ... edema must be present ... be detected on CT ... or CXR ● PaO2/ ... overload with heart failure
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Right-Sided Heart Failure ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Cardiac ... Disease • Acute ... Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Heart failure with ... : weight gain, lung ... HFrEF may lack lung ... (Sens. 81% for acute ... CXR congestion.
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Differential Diagnosis ... blood cells in the lung ... nervous system injury ... respiratory failure ... pulmonary edema
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
edema - filling ... congestive heart failure ... nodular interstitial lung ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
bronchial wall injury ... Nasal polyps and signs ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung ... high-resolution chest CT