22 results
Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Chronic Cough - Differential ... Red Flags: • Fever ... lymadenopathy, clubbing, chest ... ) • Abnormal CXR ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
and Management Differential ... Exam, POCUS (B-lines ... , lung sliding) ... Troponin), ABG, STAT CXR ... , CTA Chest, Echocardiogram
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... decubitus - air fluid level ... #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... in interstitial lung ... On a Chest X-Ray ... seen and in many cases ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... between these chest ... with low oxygen level ... nodular interstitial lung ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
POCUS lung exam ... Differential Bilat ... : Pulmonary edema ... Lung POCUS shows ... Lung POCUS invaluable
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
in HIV - Differential ... • Pleuritic chest ... factor • May cause ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary ... #differential #
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
since in many cases ... we describe a chest ... visible wall #CXR ... #Lucency #Differential ... #Pulmonary #Diagnosis
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Edema - Differential ... Causes include: ... edema • BNP level ... ischemic changes CXR ... Transfusion-related acute lung
Lung infarction
In pulmonar embolism it is not common to see consolidation.
The consolidation is a result of
Lung infarction ... In pulmonar embolism ... In this case a lung ... the infarcted area ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR