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Differential Diagnosis of Pleuritic Chest Pain:

Categorized by causes: Cardiac, Pulmonary, MSK, Drug/Toxins, Heme/Onc, Renal, Autoimmune

#Diagnosis #Pleuritic
Differential Diagnosis ... : Cardiac, Pulmonary ... , MSK, Drug/Toxins ... #Differential # ... Algorithm #Ddxof
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 ā€¢ (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Differential Diagnosis ... , worse at the bases ... leaking out of pulmonary ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... #Differential #
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
supplying the lung ... bases. ... In daily clinical ... bases will be less ... #Clinical #Radiology
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Bilateral B-Lines in case ... POCUS lung exam ... Differential Bilat ... : Pulmonary edema ... #POCUS #clinical
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Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Upper Lobe Lung ... 3:1), and the base ... Therefore, conditions caused ... apices caused by ... #diseases #differential
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 ā€¢ Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Clindamycin in case ... Abscess Differential ... #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
Based on the images ... determine the cause ... and other non-pulmonary ... Pulmonary hemorrhage ... nodular interstitial lung
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Clinical Classification ... due to lung disease ... Interstitial lung ... Classification #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Causes
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
lucencies within the lung ... these terms are based ... since in many cases ... #CXR #Lucency #Differential ... #Pulmonary #Diagnosis
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... Differentials? ... Classicallyā€¯ noted with pulmonary ... or restrictive lung ... bloodgas #Acid #Base