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Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
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Causes of Hypoxemia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Ventilation ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Pulmonary
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Uncommon Causes ... - Differential Diagnosis ... • Other common ... Absence of other common ... #differential #diagnosis
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... a CXR the most common ... seen and in many cases ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
Here are the most common ... on a chest x-ray ... mass - Solitary Pulmonary ... Nodule - Multiple Masses ... Atelectasis #Diagnosis
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic cough • Hypoxia ... tightness Most Common ... Nasal polyps and signs ... parenchyma Diagnosis ... #differential #diagnosis
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
disease, pleuritic chest ... consider infarction, hypoxia ... hyperventilation syndrome—a common ... #Pulmonary #Abnormalities ... #Abnormal #Diagnosis
Lung Nodule - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Nodule on > 2 Years Without a Change in Size:
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Algorithm Nodule ... Neck, Sarcoma, Colon ... , Kidney, Breast ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Pulmonary
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
indicates unknown cause ... have specific patterns ... are also common ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
o infection • Echocardiogram ... Goodpasture's cause ... typically seen on chest ... hematuria, RBC casts ... • IF staining patterns
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
Infarction and Pulmonary ... differentiate from other common ... life-threatening causes ... Pericarditis #Symptoms #Signs ... comparison #Table #Diagnosis