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Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm Cardiac ... • Interstitial lung ... : • Pleural effusion
Dyspnea - Considerations with Malignancy
Directly Malignancy Related:
 - Lymphangitic spread to lung
 - Malignant pleural effusion
Lymphangitic spread to lung ... - Malignant pleural ... - Lung metastases ... Radiation induced disease ... #algorithm #differential
Radiographic Features of Pulmonary Diseases
 - Pneumonia
 - Atelectasis
 - Emphysema
 - Pneumothorax
 - Effusion
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Pneumothorax - Effusion ... - Congestive Cardiac ... #Radiology #Patterns ... #Lung #CXR #XRay ... #ChestCT #Differential
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Disease - Differential ... slowly progressive dyspnea ... Failure - Impaired cardiac ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... #Causes #Differential
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
Actinomyces spp., NHL; Lung ... • Pleural effusion ... Parapneumonic effusion ... #differential # ... diagnosis #chestCT #radiology
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
Hemopericardium)- Differential ... IATROGENIC DISEASE ... Secondary to invasive cardiac ... metastatic spread: lung ... #Diagnosis #cardiology
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
in HIV - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework Disease ... angioinvasive disease ... Focal pneumonia, pleural ... effusion, or bronchitis
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Upper Lobe Lung ... ventilation to perfusion ... elimination of CO2 & pH ... #diseases #differential ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
CT and ultrasonographic features of COVID-19 pneumonia
Lung CT:
 - Thickened pleura
 - Ground glass shadow and
glass shadow and effusion ... effusion is rare ... progress of the disease ... ChestCT #Ultrasound #POCUS ... #features #Radiology
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
edema, bilateral pleural ... effusions). 1/5 ... coronary artery disease ... Consider cardiac ... diagnosis #management #cardiology