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Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
Filling of the alveolar ... or interstitial lung ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #GGO # ... #GroundGlass #Differential
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
Respiratory Failure - Differential ... first part of alveolar ... : Interstitial lung ... (eg, atrial or ventricular ... Failure #hypoxia #Differential
The Many Flavors of EVALI (E-cigarette or Vaping Associated Lung Injury)
 - Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis
 - Organizing
Vaping Associated Lung ... Pneumonia - Diffuse Alveolar ... Damage - Diffuse Alveolar ... vaping #lunginjury #pulmonary ... #Differential #
Causes of Hemoptysis - BATTLE CAMP Mnemonic:

Bronchitis 
Bronchiectasis 
Aspergilloma 
Tumor 
Tuberculosis 
Lung abscess 
Emboli (pulmonary) 
Coagulopathy
Tuberculosis Lung ... abscess Emboli (pulmonary ... malformation Alveolar ... Mnemonic #Causes #Differential
Differential diagnosis of Lymphangitic Carcinomatosis. 
On the left multiple diseases showing septal thickening:
1. Lymphangitic carcinomatosis: irregular
Differential diagnosis ... Cardiogenic pulmonary ... Cardiogenic pulmonary ... #CTChest #LymphangiticCarcinomatosis ... Carcinomatosis #Mimic #Differential
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
Age-Adjusted Gradient • Alveolar ... Embolism, Obstructive Lung ... , Interstitial Lung ... #AA #Gradient #alveolar ... Hypoxia #hypoxemia #differential
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
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of Hypoxemia- Differential ... • Interstitial lung ... Left Shunt • Ventricular ... Abnormalities • Chest ... Hypoxemia #Hypoxia #Differential
This is ATRIAL FIBRILLATION. Fibrillating right atria and rapid ventricular response.
Pulmonary vein isolation was performed and
atria and rapid ventricular ... Pulmonary vein isolation ... AtrialFibrillation #AFib ... #Clinical #Video
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It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
very important to differentiate ... will limit the differential ... - Lung neoplasms ... filling of the alveoli ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome (HPS) 

HPS-differential diagnosis:
1. Pulmonary vasculature
2. Diseases of the lung parenchyma
3. Pleura and diaphragm

HPS-diagnosis:
1. Patients
(HPS) HPS-differential ... Pulmonary vasculature ... Diseases of the lung ... Alveolar-arterial ... HPS #hepatology #pulmonary