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Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
- Differential Diagnosis ... Cardiomyopathy - Valves ... • Diffuse Lung ... Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Lung Abscess
Microbiology:
 • Polymicrobial 
 • Anaerobes (most common) 
Clinical: 
 • Indolent symptoms that evolve
• Indolent symptoms ... • Carbapenem (e.g ... #Abscess #Diagnosis ... #Pulmonary #Clinical ... #CXR #ChestXRay
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
non-perfused vessels and causes ... In daily clinical ... during a period of CHF ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
high WBC count cause ... , dyspnea, +/- CXR ... WBC >100k, + lab signs ... unless worrisome EKG ... #TLS #diagnosis
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... – ARDS: Clinical ... leading to increased pulmonary ... detected on CT or CXR ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis
Fat Embolism Syndrome
Trauma to the long bone or pelvis accounts for —9096 of cases. The diagnosis
Trauma to the long ... onset widespread pulmonary ... FES is a clinical ... #Diagnosis #Signs ... #Symptoms
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
granulomas within the lungs ... renal failure Clinical ... are not caused ... CXR finding) ... #Management #Signs
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Causes include: ... ischemic changes CXR ... respiratory distress syndrome ... Transfusion-related acute lung ... #cardiology
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... Typical symptoms ... Less Typical Symptoms ... → no signs of CXR ... #management #cardiology
Problem Representation - Approach to the Infectious Disease Patient

Who: Patient age and host/risk factors (such as
illness What: Key signs ... and symptoms that ... define the clinical ... syndrome - Does ... . brain and lung