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Light's Criteria

Medical Nugget on Light's Criteria for diagnosis of Exudative Pleural Effusion in adults and children.
LightsCriteria #MedNugget #differential ... #ddxof #pulmonary ... #im #radiology ... #clinical
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
very important to differentiate ... between acute consolidation ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... Consolidation #Acute
ARDS/VALI progression over the course of 1 week 
 (a) Day 1 - No pathological findings.
) Day 2 - some pulmonary ... Progressing to diffuse alveolar ... structures help in the differential ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #ChestXRay
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
considered, like acute ... chronic illness, clinical ... a patient with acute ... filling of the alveoli ... #Radiology #CXR
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
dyspnoe due to acute ... redistribution of the pulmonary ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Alveolar ... #Pulmonary #Edema
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
important to recognize Acute ... are excellent at evaluating ... with presence of pulmonary ... Cardiac cath if acute ... #diagnosis #differential
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
• A form of acute ... Cesarean delivery Clinical ... Key Point: High clinical ... , selenium) Differential ... congestion on a CXR