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Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia (MAT)
• At least 3 different P wave morphologies: 
• Rate 100-180
• Irregular 
Etiology
Secondary to chronic lung ... disease (COPD) ... • Hypoxia • Pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #ECG ... #EKG #Management
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Extrinsic compression (e.g ... atelectasis • Lung ... CNS depression (e.g ... wall compliance (e.g ... #differential #Diagnosis
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
AECOPD) Obtain workup ... for alternate diagnoses ... ventilated • CXR, Lung ... doppler, CTA • ECG ... Exacerbation #treatment #pulmonary
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
- Malignancy (e.g ... carcinoma of the lung ... CNS pathology (e.g ... pathology (e.g. ... pneumonia, COPD
High Output Heart Failure - Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
Obesity - Systemic Vasodilation, Vasoactive Adipokines
Arteriovenous Fistula -
- Congenital (e.g ... HHT), Acquired (e.g ... Vasodilation Lung ... Disease - Especially COPD ... #cardiology #causes
Tree-in-bud
In centrilobular nodules the recognition of 'tree-in-bud' is of value for narrowing the differential diagnosis.
Tree-in-bud describes
tree-in-bud' is of value ... the differential diagnosis ... identified in the lung ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... TreeInBud #Diagram #RadiologyAssistant
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
85% of predicted value ... pts with severe COPD ... : EKG ($), ECHO ... Stress #Testing #cardiology ... #management #diagnosis
When a rib fracture heals, the callus formation may create a mass-like appearance (blue arrow).
Sometimes a
fracture from a lung ... Notice the large lung ... a patient with COPD ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Pseudotumor #RadiologyAssistant
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
- Differential Diagnosis ... High altitude (eg ... Pneumonia, asthma, COPD ... Intrapulmonary shunting (eg ... intracardiac shunting (eg
Massive Hemoptysis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Definitions: 
   - Hemoptysis = bleeding from
Massive Hemoptysis - Diagnosis ... respiratory tract (e.g ... • Workup • General ... Interventions - Cold ... #pulmonary #criticalcare