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General overview of lung diseases. 

#diagnosis #causes #lung #disease #restrictive #obstructive #pulmonary #respiratory #pearls #ddxof
overview of lung diseases ... #causes #lung #disease ... #obstructive #pulmonary ... respiratory #pearls #ddxof
POCUS Lung Algorithm for the Use of Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Dyspnea 

#Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
Ultrasound in the Evaluation ... Dyspnea #Algorithm #Ddxof ... #Lung #Pulmonary
Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
Diagnosis and Evaluation ... , liver, renal disease ... Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium ... IATROGENIC DISEASE ... patients with pulmonary ... Pericardial #Effusion #Hemopericardium
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
 • COPD Definition
 • Role of PFTs
 • COPD Classification and
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary ... Disease (COPD) ... Classification and Evaluation ... #Obstructive #Pulmonary ... #Disease #COPD
Checklist for the Echocardiographic Evaluation of Pulmonary Hypertension
 • Record estimated PASP
 • Evaluate RV size
Echocardiographic Evaluation ... of Pulmonary Hypertension ... PH (left heart disease ... Shah @HFpEF #Pulmonary
Pharmacologic treatment algorithms by Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease grade. Highlighted boxes and arrows
Obstructive Lung Disease ... limitation, further evaluation ... #Management #Pulmonary
Algorithm for Evaluation of Suspected Pulmonary Embolism #Diagnosis #EM #IM #PCC #PulmonaryEmbolism #Pulmonary #Embolism #DDimer #CTA
Algorithm for Evaluation ... of Suspected Pulmonary ... PulmonaryEmbolism #Pulmonary ... CTA #Algorithm #Ddxof
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... • CD4 < 200: Pulmonary ... in particular) Evaluation ... Infectious Diseases ... workup #diagnosis #evaluation
Pulmonary Nodule
Evaluation is guided by nodule size & assessment of probability of malignancy. In addition is
Pulmonary Nodule ... Evaluation is guided ... Focal pulmonary ... disease and coronary ... artery disease;