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Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
- Differential Diagnosis ... Diffuse Lung Disease ... • Acute Respiratory ... #RHF #RightSided ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
and Evaluation ... Identification of onset (acute ... , liver, renal disease ... #EM #IM #Nephro ... Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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- Differential Diagnosis ... • Sub-Valvular Disease ... • Stable Angina ... • Acute Coronary ... Interstitium • ILD • CHF
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
with airspace disease ... or tumor cells (Table ... UIP, NSIP and long ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Therefore, conditions caused ... Pulmonary Diseases ... edema in acute ... #diagnosis #mnemonic ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
responses of the lung ... indicates unknown cause ... listed in the table ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
DiseasesAcute ... Hx of asthma, CF ... #Diseases #pulmonary ... #differential #diagnosis ... #comparison #table
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
- Differential Diagnosis ... Causes include: ... cardiac disease ... lung injury (TRALI ... #cardiology
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... nodular interstitial lung ... disease, that is ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... disease comes from ... low attenuation (table ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR