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Causes of Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Massive Hemoptysis (>I00 mL in 24 hours)
 • Malignancy
 •
- Differential ... Malformation Normal CXR ... Abnormalities • CHF ... Goodpasture's Syndrome ... #Causes #Pulmonary
Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
disease or CHF) ... lymadenopathy, clubbing, chest ... ) • Abnormal CXR ... refer + order CT ... #causes
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
– ARDS: Clinical ... Cheat Sheet ... be detected on CT ... or CXR ● PaO2/ ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Diagnosis Algorithm ... Stable Angina • Acute ... Coronary Syndrome ... Chest Wall Abnormalities ... Interstitium • ILD • CHF
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Heart Failure - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Diffuse Lung ... Disease • Acute ... Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
pleura in severe cases ... the severity Acute ... Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... #differential # ... diagnosis #signs
Tram Track Sign on Chest CT
 • Parallel, non-tapering airways, extending to the lung periphery.
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on Chest CT • Parallel ... ABPA Kartagener's syndrome ... #CT #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology ... #clinical
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... • Most common cause ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... CT Lung Abscess ... #Abscess #pulmonary
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Loss of weight • Chest ... Nasal polyps and signs ... CT) • Broncho-arterial ... #differential # ... diagnosis
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Miliary Pattern - Chest ... throughout the lungs ... #diagnosis #pulmonary ... #CXR #clinical ... #CT