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Upper lung zone preference is seen in:
- Inhaled particles: pneumoconiosis (silica or coal)
- Smoking related diseases
bronchiolitis (RB-ILD ... edema #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Differential #Table ... #Upper #Lower #RadiologyAssistant
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... indicated • EKG ... Obtain EKG if: ... one post op Cardiology
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
listed in the table ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD ... #Findings #RadiologyAssistant
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... orthopnea, PND, LE edema ... during Delivery • Stable ... Avoid ARBs • ICD ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Risk factors
Defining high- or low-risk is currently more difficult than it was in the old guideline.
Previously
it was in the old ... characteristics alone (See Table ... #Epidemiology #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #Fleischner ... PulmonaryNodule #Nodule #RadiologyAssistant
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
with presence of pulmonary ... edema (“B-lines ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #cardiology ... #treatment #table
TRALI Diagnostic Criteria
TRALI type 1 - Patients who have no risk factors for ARDS and meet
evidence of bilateral pulmonary ... edema on imaging ... (eg. chest chest ... have pre-existing mild ... TRALI l, and b Stable