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Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
consolidation is pulmonary ... blood flow, Kerley ... a superimposed pulmonay ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Hemothorax on Lung POCUS with Spine Sign

GSW to left chest.  Perisplenic window focusing on lower
area of clotted blood ... Note that clotted blood ... Sign #clinical #ultrasound ... #Pulmonary
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Pulmonary Renal ... Although pulmonary ... coagulopathy) • CBC ... reveals increasing blood ... gross hematuria, RBC
Liver Abscess on POCUS
24yo healthy F to ED w/rigors &DCed. 2/2 blood cx + for fusobacterium,
rigors &DCed. 2/2 blood ... asymptomatic, CBC ... POCUS #Clinical #Ultrasound
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology Atlas
 • Microcytic - Iron-deficiency anemia, Thalassemia, Sideroblastic anemia, Lead poisoning
Red Blood Cell ( ... RBC) Morphology ... PD deficiency, Pulmonary ... coagulopathy (DIC) #RBC
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Management Principles

General Therapeutic Principles:
Reduce the congestive state 
 - Caution
excessively Control blood ... Central aortic blood ... hypertension, pulmonary ... #Management #Cardiology
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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Pneumothorax • Pulmonary ... EKG • Bedside ultrasound ... • CXR • CBC
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
between the systolic blood ... the diastolic blood ... disorders - Chronic pulmonary ... Infarction • Pulmonary ... Pathophysiology #causes #cardiology
Causes of Wide Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis
Physiologic:
 • Advanced age-arteriosclerosis (less compliant arteries)
 • Well
anemia (reduced blood ... - Chronic pulmonary ... Diagnosis #causes #cardiology
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
Relative - Normal RBC ... Abnormal Abdominal Ultrasound ... Cyanosis without Pulmonary ... Apnea • Chronic Pulmonary