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Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
effusion - Reduced ... to thickened pleura ... Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... #pulmonary #differential ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Causes of Pleural ... Effusion - Differential ... Pneumonectomy • Trapped lung ... • Post-CABG ... #Effusion #Pulmonary
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm Cardiac ... Superior vena cava syndrome ... • Interstitial lung ... : • Pleural effusion
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Do you need an ABG ... an ABG by adding ... ~0.05 to pH and ... depression, Obstructive Lung ... Disease, Neuromuscular
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
 •
of Hypoxemia- Differential ... • Interstitial lung ... Hypoventilation Syndrome ... Neuromascular Weakness • Pleural ... Hypoxemia #Hypoxia #Differential
Dyspnea - Considerations with Malignancy
Directly Malignancy Related:
 - Lymphangitic spread to lung
 - Malignant pleural effusion
- Malignant pleural ... - Lung metastases ... Radiation induced disease ... Hypercoagulable -> PE Based ... dyspnea #algorithm #differential
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... D-lactate (short bowel syndrome ... or restrictive lung ... disease (COPD, ... #Gas #VBG #differential
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Disease - Differential ... , worse at the bases ... Failure - Impaired cardiac ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... #Causes #Differential
Small Vessel Vasculitides
 • Granulomatosis with polyangiitis - Granulomatous manifestations (e.g., nasal crusting, destructive sinusitis, pulmonary
- Interstitial lung ... disease • Eosinophilic ... eosinophilia. and cardiac ... and Sjogren's syndrome ... Vasculitides #vasculitis #differential
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Upper Lobe Lung ... ventilation to perfusion ... 3:1), and the base ... elimination of CO2 & pH ... #diseases #differential