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Pulmonary Renal Syndromes and Mimics - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
90%:
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Syndromes and Mimics ... Antiphospholipid Syndrome ... aureus infection, ARDS ... differentiation syndrome ... #Renal #Syndromes
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
sliding/barcode sign ... Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... (ARDS): - Bilateral ... #differential # ... diagnosis #signs
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... – ARDS: Clinical ... days after dx of ARDS ... RespiratoryDistress #Syndrome ... #ARDS #Summary
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS ... of blindness in AIDS ... Cytomegalovirus #CMV #HIV #AIDS ... #diagnosis #differential ... #signs #symptoms
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... (ARDS) - Respiratory ... severity of the ARDS ... >= 5cm H2O #ARDS ... Respiratory #Distress #Syndrome
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Chronic Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... Pneumonia • ARDS ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Sarcoidosis
Stage 1 - Bilateral LAD without involvement of lung parenchyma
Stage 2 - Bilateral LAD with involvement
sarcoid Lofgren Syndrome ... polyarthralgias Heerfordt syndrome ... #Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis ... Stages #Staging #Signs ... #Symptoms #Summary
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
Hypoventilation Syndrome ... Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... : Atelectasis, ARDS ... Hypoxia #hypoxemia #differential ... #diagnosis
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Differential Bilat ... /lung sliding: Pulmonary ... edema, ARDS, interstitial ... partially seen shred sign ... NOT definitively diagnose
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Edema - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... respiratory distress syndrome ... (ARDS) • Opioid ... #diagnosis #cardiology