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Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Algorithm Cardiac Causes ... • Diffuse Lung ... Disease • Acute ... • Chronic Lung ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
standing erect, the pulmonary ... supplying the upper lung ... supplying the lung ... The pulmonary vascular ... #Clinical #Radiology
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Therefore, conditions caused ... apices caused by ... pneumoconioses: - Hard metal ... edema in acute ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
RV Thrombus on POCUS Echocardiogram in a patient with Pulmonary Embolism

It's a little fuzzy but if
Thrombus on POCUS Echocardiogram ... a patient with Pulmonary ... this parasternal long ... you'll see the cause ... POCUS #Clinical #cardiology
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
is in a normal position ... weight loss or long ... This was an acute ... lobar pneumonia caused ... #Clinical #Radiology
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Causes include: ... • A lack of acute ... Etiology: • Acute ... lung injury (TRALI ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... considered, like acute ... Pulmonary hemorrhage ... nodular interstitial lung ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
and Secondary Causes ... Positive family ... • Long-standing ... Hyperparathyroidism • Pregnancy ... Secondary #HTN #Cardiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
arteries) • Pregnancy ... significantly positive ... Diagnoses: • Acute ... Infarction • Pulmonary ... #cardiology
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
metastatic spread: lung ... Complications of acute ... patients with pulmonary ... OTHER RARE CAUSES ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology