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Radiographic Features of Pulmonary Diseases
 - Pneumonia
 - Atelectasis
 - Emphysema
 - Pneumothorax
 - Effusion
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Pneumothorax - Effusion ... #Diseases #Radiology ... #Patterns #Lung ... #CXR #XRay #ChestCT ... #Differential #
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
 •
Causes of Hypoxemia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... • Interstitial lung ... diseasePulmonary ... Abnormalities • Chest
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Dyspnea - Differential ... Pericardial • Effusion ... • Cardiac Tamponade ... • Sub-Valvular Disease ... Chest Wall Abnormalities
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
complex • Nodular/Masses ... Actinomyces spp., NHL; Lung ... #diseases #differential ... #diagnosis #chestCT ... #radiology
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm Cardiac ... • Interstitial lung ... Pleura: • Pleural effusion
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
IATROGENIC DISEASE ... metastatic spread: lung ... patients with pulmonary ... OTHER RARE CAUSES ... #Diagnosis #cardiology
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Chest Pain - Differential ... Embolism (chest ... • Pleural Effusion ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Heart Failure - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm Cardiac ... Diffuse Lung Disease ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Therefore, conditions caused ... apices caused by ... a rigid chest cage ... Pulmonary Diseases ... #diseases #differential
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Lung Disease - ... Differential Diagnosis ... Failure - Impaired cardiac ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... #Causes #Differential